Sunriver Scene November 2017 by Sunriver Scene

Late-blooming cygnets will remain in Sunriver for the winter. Page 8

INSIDE THIS ISSUE SROA News ................... 4 Calendar ..................... 13 SHARC News ............... 22

Public Safety ............... 27 Classified .................... 38 Editorial ..................... 39

New SROA recreation director to start at the beginning of November. Page 23

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S C E N E A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION

NOVEMBER • 2017

VOLUME XLIII • NUMBER 11

Bubbling with pride: SR Brewing nabs awards

The Willamette Meteorite is on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

Slice of famous meteorite coming to Sunriver “Cosmic treasures” and “celestial wonders.” Those are some of the glowing terms used online to describe pieces of the Willamette Meteorite. One of those fragments will soon be on display at the Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory. Weighing 31.75 grams, this sliver of iron, nickel and cobalt has been sliced from one of the world’s most famous meteorites, the sixth largest ever found in the world. The Willamette Meteorite, weighing 15.5 tons, was discovered in 1902 near the Portland suburb of West Linn. Geologists surmise it fell to earth 10 millennia ago in Canada and was pushed by glaciers to the Willamette Valley. Over the past century, small portions of the Willamette Meteorite have been carved off, but they are rare and coveted by serious collectors. “We’re extremely pleased to receive this piece of cosmic history,” said Bob Grossfeld, manager of the Oregon Observatory. “This amazing gift was made possible by John and Dorothy Kashuba, who have supported SNCO for many years. They made it possible for us to have the fine collection of meteorites T  M,   SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XLIlI • NUMBER 11 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707

Sunriver Brewing Company has won four national awards at the 2017 Great American Beer Festival (GABF). The world’s largest beer competition, GABF 2017 featured 7,923 entries from 2,217 breweries from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Sunriver Brewing Company earned two gold medals and the prestigious Best Small Brewery and Brewer of the Year accolades. The small brewery category includes all those with annual production between 1,000 and 14,999 barrels. Sunriver Brewing received its first gold medal for Fuzztail Hefeweizen in the category of American Wheat Beer with Yeast. Fuzztail also earned a Gold Medal at the 2016 World Beer Cup and a Gold at the 2016 Best of Craft Beer awards. The second gold came later in the competition with Cinder Beast Imperial Red Ale in the Imperial Red Ale category. “We couldn’t be happier about the acknowledgement of our team’s work over the last couple years,” said Brett Thomas, Director of Brewing Operations. “It’s been a long journey of refinement and hard work and were grateful to be com-

peting and winning at this level” he says. The fourth award was for the Alpha King Challenge. This competition takes place annually during the GABF and honors the country’s best hop-laden beers in the land. Sunriver’s Double Dank Double IPA took home second place. “From the very beginning our team has worked together to build something special,” said Ryan Duley, Director of Sales and Marketing. “The recognition validates that we’re doing a lot of the right things and it feels really good” he says. Sunriver Brewing Company’s pub in The Village at Sunriver opened in the summer of 2012. Recognizing that the original pub would not accommodate demand, a 13,000-square foot building was purchased in the Sunriver Business Park where, in 2014, the company sold 926 barrels. Since then the brewery has expanded several times and will sell about 7,500 barrels in 2017. Thomas prides himself on making the highest quality beer. Since 2014, Sunriver Brewing Company has gar-

Sunriver Brewing received its first gold medal for its Fuzztail Hefeweizen

nered many national and international awards including three gold, three silver and one bronze at the North American Beer Awards, four gold and one silver at the GABF, and a gold medal at the World Beer Cup. In February of 2016, Sunriver opened its second pub location on Galveston Avenue in Bend.

Mutual aid fire responses are beneficial to all involved By Rod Bjorvik, Interim Sunriver Fire Chief The 2017 fire season was fairly busy for the crews at Sunriver Fire. While there were no major brush fires in Sunriver proper, Sunriver crews did respond to numerous fires under various mutual aid agreements locally and, eventually, in California. The basis of mutual aid is quite simple. When an agency’s resources are overwhelmed by the size of a single incident, or multiple incidents occurring simultaneously, they ask for aid from other fire agencies. In turn, when another agency asks for help, they repay that “debt” by responding to assist. There are mutual aid agreements that are local, regional, statewide and interstate. Sunriver Fire participates in and reaps the benefits of these mutual aid agreements. We’re there for our neighbors and those in need and, should we ever need it, they’re here for us. There are a couple of important points

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An air tanker drops retardant on the Grizzly Fire near the Mount Bachelor Academy (roof top in the foreground) in Prineville.

to mention. Sunriver only provides mutual aid when we have adequate staffing – meaning that we can send resources AND maintain a crew at the Sunriver station. We don’t leave our community unstaffed to respond elsewhere. The second point is that other than the first 24 hours of mutual aid within Central Oregon, the costs associated with a response are paid for.

For example, when an engine crew from Sunriver responds to a fire under the Conflagration Act, the State of Oregon will pay for wages, including backfill for firefighters at the station, fuel and an hourly rate for the engine. The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) is an interstate T  F,   PRSRT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BEND, OR PERMIT NO. 213

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SCENE NOVEMBER 2017 Volume XLIII, No. 11 57455 Abbot Drive P.O. Box 3278 Sunriver, OR 97707

OWNER/PUBLISHER Sunriver Owners Association

The SUNRIVER SCENE is the official monthly publication of the Sunriver Owners Association, a not-for-profit Oregon corporation dedicated to: “Maintaining Sunriver as a premier residental and resort community, protecting and enhancing its quality of life, natural environment and property values.” The SCENE is mailed to Sunriver property owners anywhere in the U.S. and available at locations throughout Sunriver or through a paid subscription by mail. Publication of advertising copy or individuals’ opinions in the SCENE does not constitute endorsement by the newspaper, the Sunriver Owners Association or any of its members or board of directors. Each advertiser bears responsibility for claims made on their behalf. Scene content including stories, advertising and images are copyrighted and cannot be re-published without permission.

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that we have on display, and will enhance our existing exhibit of meteorites as well as build awareness of the role Oregon played in its discovery.” The meteorite’s story reads much like a Hollywood screenplay. Ellis Hughes was coming home from a woodcutting job when he stumbled on the “Big Rock” in the autumn of 1902. Hughes was no scientist, but he quickly recognized that people would be curious about this strangely cratered hunk of what seemed to be iron ore. Together with his son and wife, they somehow managed, with what one author called “herculean effort,” to drag it 3/4 of a mile to his farm. It took three months to complete the task, using an ingenious combination of logs, pulleys and cables. There, he shielded it with a crude shed and charged curious viewers 25 cents to take a peek. Once word got out, the public did show up, and Hughes was on his way to prosperity. However, one of his visitors was a lawyer from the Oregon Iron & Steel Co., which soon asserted that the meteorite had actually been found on nearby land it owned. A bitter legal battle over ownership ensued,

with the Oregon Supreme Court ultimately deciding in favor of Oregon Iron & Steel. Afterward, the meteorite was moved “with the help of 12 stout horses” and a river barge to Portland where it became a hugely popular exhibit at the 1905 Lewis & Clark Exposition. Many Oregonians hoped to keep the discovery in state, but before money could be raised, it was sold for $26,000 to Mrs. William E. Dodge II, a wealthy New Yorker, who donated the “majestic boulder” to the American Museum of Natural History, where it resides today as a centerpiece of the Hayden Planetarium. Gradually, it became known that Oregon Native Americans also felt strongly about ownership of the meteorite. Two older members of the Clackamas tribe told reporters that it was worshipped as “Tomonowos” or visitor from the moon. It was said that tribal members washed their faces in water collected in the meteorite’s crevices, and their warriors dipped arrowheads in the water before going off to battle. The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, which include the now extinct Clackamas, sued the museum in 1999, asking for a full return of the sacred stone to their native lands. The Oregonian newspaper agreed, accusing the museum of “disgraceful stewardship.” The editors wrote, “If we had our way it would be heading back on the next

westbound freight train.” A settlement was negotiated, allowing the tribe to annually conduct spiritual services at the meteorite, and prohibiting any further removal of pieces. In an earlier 1990 effort to bring the Willamette Meteorite back home, two fourth-graders from Lake Oswego founded the “Help End Willamette Meteorite’s Absence” committee. The committee succeeded in having the Oregon senate vote 29-0 in favor of its return. Before their quest faded away, 30,000 signatures were recorded on a petition, and the youth were invited to plead their case to a national audience on the Johnny Carson “Tonight Show.” Grossfeld hopes to have the special slice ready for public viewing in 2018. “We want to take some time to incorporate it into our current display that all ages can enjoy,” he said. “It isn’t every day that a donation of this magnitude arrives on our doorstep.” The Oregon Observatory is located adjacent to the Nature Center facility on the campus of Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory. Winter hours for the observatory are limited to select Saturdays for daytime and night viewing, due to weather. Be sure to check the website at www.or egonbservatory.org or Facebook for the most current schedule.

Reasons for flagging, paint slashes in Sunriver SROA NEWS – It’s that time of year when the Sunriver Owners Association (SROA) often fields phone calls and questions about colored flagging and/or paint slashes on shrubs and trees around the community. SROA’s Natural Resources department staff is currently marking trees with green paint for next year’s ladder fuels reduction project, which will likely start late next the spring. Colored ribbons and paint are used for a variety of projects throughout the year – both on private and common property – to easily identify the location of certain trees, thinning projects, noxious weeds and property. SROA asks that the ribbons or flags not be removed. When a project is complete, they will be taken down by staff. If you have a question about a particular mark or flag, contact SROA’s Natural Resources Department at 541-593-1522.

designated for future removal on commons for tree thinning and/or forest health. • Green paint ring around the tree trunk indicates a mountain pine beetle (MPB) tree on commons. Orange paint or flagging • Orange paint slash on trunk. Tree has been permitted for removal on private property • Occasionally, trees are marked with an orange paint slash for removal on commons by Public Works. • Orange flagging is used by SROA Public Works to mark their ongoing projects. Blue paint or flagging • Blue paint on bucked-up wood on commons notes firewood available on a first come, first serve basis to Sunriver owners with a firewood permit and load tags (obtainable at SROA). • Blue flagging tied around a tree trunk notes a MPB tree identified on private property • Blue flagging on limb notes

approximate golf course property line. Pink flagging • Pink flagging tied around tree trunks, branches or shrubs marks general property lines. This occurs in areas where ladder fuels reduction or tree thinning will take place on commons. • Pink flagging tied to blue flagging on tree trunks, branches or shrubs indicates there is a sharp turn in the property line. Yellow flagging • Yellow flagging tied to tree branches marks noxious weed locations on commons. Red, stripe, polka dot or

checkered flagging • Used by SROA for various special projects. Wire flags (white, red or yellow) • Sometimes used to indicate a special project area such as ponderosa seedling planting locations.

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Winter Is Coming – and SROA Is Prepared As I write this message, it is still October, but we have already received and subsequently plowed - measurable snowfall in Sunriver. Yes, you heard me right, SROA has already employed our snowplowing equipment to make SROA roads and pathways safe and passable. Does snow in Pat Hensley October suggest that winter 2017-2018 will dump on us a repeat of the very heavy snowfall we experienced last winter? Not necessarily, but what I can say is that SROA is prepared. Sunriver is recognized as the model in Central Oregon for excellent snow removal and the lion’s share of the credit goes to the dedicated employees of SROA’s Public Works Department. The work of the “P-Dub” crew is often invisible to SROA’s owners, but they are there when we need them. When the snow is falling fast and furious, they may have to start plowing long before daybreak to give owners and visitors the greatest chance of getting around safely. And safety on our roads is their top priority, starting with clearing the apron at the Fire Station so our first responders can get out in case of an emergency. Yet before these dedicated SROA employees can climb into the cabs of their plowing equipment, they must first brave the roads into Sunriver from their own homes, often at “oh-dark-thirty”. However, in order to provide such excellent snowremoval service most efficiently, our employees must have the proper equipment. SROA has been investing in that equipment; as part of the association’s reserves planning, we have been replacing existing equipment

as it reaches the end of its useful life and we have added new equipment to make snow removal even more efficient. Plugging in the right equipment for the job not only makes for cleaner snow removal results, but also negates the need for added staff time in revisiting and “reshaping” areas. This enables our crews to tackle our community with greater speed and accuracy. In short, more bang for the buck. My president’s message in the February, 2017 issue of the Sunriver Scene discussed a powerful new piece of snow-removal equipment, known fondly as the Snow Cannon. To picture this piece of equipment, try and think of a ride on a snow-blower the size of a construction zone front-end loader. As big and intimidating as this equipment looks (seeing it firsthand, yes, it is indeed big and intimidating), it eats snow at an eye-popping rate. Placed in proficient hands, this piece of equipment is capable of placing snow with great precision. As we all know too well, SROA’s roads and pathways are both winding and narrow. Retooling our snow removal equipment with state of the art pieces that are more tailored to the distinctive Sunriver roads and pathways simply makes sense. That is why SROA’s Board of Directors authorized the purchase of several pieces of equipment this year needed for efficient snow removal. Undoubtedly, new equipment has proven to be a key element towards our snow removal success, but it is only one important element of many. You see, preparation for winter had already started for our Public Works Department in the late days of this summer. The coordination and ordering of replacement parts, cinders and magnesium chloride were already well underway. At that same time, our crews were working on setting snow poles and roadway and pathway markers, creat-

ing safe paths and clearance around all of Sunriver’s fire hydrants, as well as clearing obstructions such as tree stumps and boulders near the shoulders of our roads and pathways that could come into conflict with our plows later this year. In addition, as our summer equipment was being “winterized” by our fleet staff, all of our vital winter equipment was simultaneously going through pre-season checks. In the snow clearing business, you are only as lucky as you are prepared. While SROA has provided our Public Works employees with equipment and supplies needed for efficient snow removal, the same cannot be said for the buildings they work in. The Public Works Department works out of 7 separate structures and buildings, spread out over an eight-plus acre campus. One of the three existing buildings - known commonly as “The Roundhouse” – dates back to the WWII era. And as you can imagine, many efficiencies such as heating, lighting and adequate storage are being sacrificed because these facilities are so antiquated. To get started on addressing those challenges, SROA has brought in an architectural consultant. Working with the staff at Public Works, the consultant is first performing a needs assessment that will ultimately determine future facility improvements at the campus. And while SROA’s staff is working with the consultant on a comprehensive review of the Public Works campus, we know there is one challenge that should be remedied sooner than later: storage of SROA’s roadway cinders. These red cinders are a significant tool for SROA, providing superb traction on SROA roadways when it is needed most. SROA stores its stockpile of cinders in the remnants of an old sewage treatment T  M  

Monthly meeting highlights, actions of the SROA Board of Directors The Sunriver Owners Association (SROA) Board of Directors meeting was held Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Board members present: Pat Hensley, David Jendro, Bob Nelson, Richard Wharton, Dwayne Foley, Jim Fister, Mike Gocke, Gary Bigham, Jim Adams. Staff present: Hugh Palcic, Susan Berger. Treasurer’s report Year-to-date through Sept. 30, 2017 (unaudited/estimated) • Operations Revenues: $8,511,706 • Expenses sub-total: $7,731,122 • Operations Surplus (deficit): $780,583 Owners forum – Doug Hoschek addressed the board regarding his concern about potential fire danger in and around Sunriver and the need for SROA to revisit their rules and regulations specific to the clearing of fire fuels and fire safety. Hoschek noted that he is developing an outline for the SROA Board and staff to review and will be delivering such as soon as he has that complete. Board actions –Approved minutes of the Sept. 15, 2017 SROA board work session as clarified. –Approved minutes of the Sept. 16, 2017 SROA board meeting as corrected. –Approved Sept. 30, 2017 financial statement (unaudited). –Authorized board president Hensley to finalize and execute service agreements for accounting and administrative services with the Sunriver Service District. Page 4

–Approved base recreation admission fees for the following programs: Member Preference, Recreation Plus and SHARC gate admission. All base admission fees for these programs are to remain at the current pricing levels. Committee/board action requests –Approved change in appointment status of Veronica Jacknow from alternate to full-time, voting member of the Finance Committee. –Approved appointment of board director Dwayne Foley to the Finance Committee. – Approved the charter for the Owner Enrichment Ad-Hoc Committee. Association operations Administration: All departments continue to work and calculate their 2018 budgets. Met with Resort management to recap summer marina and shuttle service operations. Accounting: 2018 budget preparations well underway and conducted a three-year budget impacts, challenges and opportunities presentation during a joint board and finance committee meeting. Worked with department managers to finalize their six month year-end projections. Worked with auditors for SSD on their June 30, 2017 audited statements. Communications: Eblast communication included information about road work, a lecture at the nature center and upcoming owner workshops for the Abbot/Beaver traffic circles. Working on a design for new signage for all SROA

facilities. Putting together the 2018 owner directory. Found a better calendar to integrate into all SROA websites. In contact with Deschutes Paddle Trail Alliance to work on improving signage and overall communications regarding river access. Community Development: All but nine of 100 properties contacted have yet to address the paint condition of their home. All but one of six properties left over from last year have completed repainting. Natural Resources: Ladder fuels reductions on commons continues. Staff began annual fall fuel reduction inspections on private property. Started flagging for the 2018 LFR contract. Noxious weed removal continues on commons. Bullfrog capture efforts have collected more than 5,000 of the invasive species out of Lake Aspen and Sun River water systems. SROA is also working with the consultant to create a Safe Harbor Agreement alleviating legal liability to SROA should there be a “take” of the endangered Oregon spotted frog. IT: Working on network connectivity for the storage yards and Mary McCallum Park gates. Continue to work with BendBroadband on plans for a four-year, systems upgrade. Conducted internal training on Crystal Reports so IT can develop customized reports to other departments. Provided Internet security training for staff. Public Works: Rebuilt the main backflow at SHARC. Winterized all outlying facilities (tennis huts, Adventure Camp

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building and North Pool). The last ladder fuels pickup from owners was being done. Fall road projects are underway and expected to be finished at the end of October, weather permitting. Survey completed for a new fence around Mary McCallum Park, and the old fence has been removed. The new Apollo play structure at Fort Rock Park has been installed. A consultant is looking at Public Works facility needs. Recreation/SHARC: Outdoor pool activities were altered/closed between Sept. 1-7 for unhealthy air quality due to wildfire smoke. The outdoor pool remained open until Sept. 24, allowing for the closure of the indoor pool for needed routine maintenance. All aquatic features at SHARC have been winterized. Work on the tot pool sand filter was done to replace existing sand and special gravel with new – a process that is recommended every 5 to 7 years. Uncorked continues to grow, attracting hundreds of visitors over the two-day event. Two tennis tournaments were held in September. The meeting adjourned at 12:33 a.m. The next SROA board work session will take place at 9 a.m. Nov. 17 followed by the regular board meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 in the SROA administration building, 57455 Abbot Drive, between circles 3 and 4, next to the Sunriver Fire Department. Approved minutes of the meeting are posted, as available, on the SROA website at www.sunriverowners.org SUNRIVER SCENE • NOVEMBER 2017

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2018 maintenance fee payment, prepayment discount options SROA NEWS – At the Sept. 16 meeting of the SROA Board of Directors, the board approved to allow a 3 percent discount on maintenance fees when an owner prepays their annual amount in full. Owners may also choose their payment option. Use the form on this page or online at www.sunriverowners.org. Go to Member Services > Maintenance Fee Option Request. The form will open in a new window. You must submit the form — via USPS mail or online — by Nov. 17. When you fill out your 2018 option request, you can choose to make your option permanent by checking yes or no. SROA will automatically bill you for your choice in 2018 T  F,  

Sunriver dates are as follows: • Wednesday, Dec 27 5-6 p.m. in Pringle Hall at SHARC. • Friday, Jan. 12 6-7 p.m. in Pringle Hall at SHARC. Meeting dates and locations are also being planned for Portland and Eugene and to be announced.

WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK! Are you a local who lives outside Sunriver proper but picks up and reads the Scene?

We’d like to hear from you. If willing to answer a few short questions over the phone, please email: infosroa@srowners.org

Sunriver Books & Music Author Events Free author events • Light refreshments served Drawings for prizes • RSVP appreciated

Kate Dyer-Seeley • Nov. 4 at 5 Diana Abu-Jaber • Nov. 11 at 5 p.m.

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holding tank left over from the WWII Camp Abbot era. The difficulty of the current situation is two-fold. First, the holding tank is circular in shape, making it nearly impossible to effectively scoop the cinders with our equipment. Challenge number two comes from the fact that this holding area lacks any roof or cover. Leaving the cinders exposed to the elements creates frozen icebergs of cinders, sometimes in chunked-sizes resembling red cinderblock refrigerators. In order to make the cinders useful, the crew has to “work the cinder pile”. They spend many hours every winter day, driving over the cinder pile, tossing large ‘cinder-bergs’ around with the front bucket of the loader in an effort to return the cinders back to a loose, workable form capable of then being loaded in the back of our sanding trucks. In other words, we have to spend time tenderizing the frozen cinder pile to get the material back into a free-flowing/pebble-like condition before we can load our sanding trucks with cinders. Between fighting the circular shape of the holding area and battling the numerous cinderbergs due to improper coverage of the material, our Public Works employees estimate that approximately one-third of SROA’s overall cinder

stockpile is out of commission or unusable at any one time. In fact, staff has found layers of ice within our cinder stockpile approximately two to three feet beneath the surface even in the middle of summer. The solution for a safer and more efficient manner of storing and accessing our cinders is planned for 2018 in the form of a more geometrically amenable storage area with a covered roof and improved lighting. A final note: SROA is prepared for dealing with snow on our roads and pathways. Is your Sunriver home prepared for snow? Last December and January, a number of owners found themselves scrambling to line up snow removal services for their driveways and SROA staff heard reports about shortages of ice melt throughout the region. Looking ahead, November might be a good time for SROA owners to stock up on ice melt, windshield scrapers and ice cleats for our shoes. And we might want to line up a service to plow our driveways or make sure our personal snowblowers are in tip-top shape before the snow starts falling in earnest. To an extent, SROA can be of help in this regard. You can find a listing of registered contractors at www.sunriverowners. org. The listing is broken into categories and includes contact information for local contractors and service providers for snow removal. Winter in Sunriver can be great – if we are prepared.

SROA NEWS – SROA staff, along with project engineers, will be on hand for upcoming workshops to unveil the plans for improvements that will include traffic circles at Abbot and Beaver drives. The meetings are not only to inform and educate owners about the project, but to acquire owner input in refining the conceptual plan. Items such as landscaping and entry experience aesthetics, pedestrian/bicyclist circulation and desired signage for the area all need to be answered.

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mutual aid agreement between states and territories of the United States. The California Office of Emergency Management (OEM) requested assistance from the Oregon State Fire Marshall’s Office (OSFM) for the unprecedented fire situation that California experienced in mid-October. Under the EMAC, all costs that an agency incurs are reimbursed, including back-fill. When someone from Sunriver responds to a fire as part of an Interagency Management Team (IMT) we are reimbursed for all the costs associated with that response, including wages and fuel. Fire season aid started early this year for Sunriver Fire when I responded as a Task Force Leader assigned to a Type 3

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IMT to the Cougar Butte Fire west of Bend during the Memorial Day weekend. Other responses included: • IMT assignments on the Emerson, Wychus and Desolation fires. • July 3: Myself and one engine responded to assist Crook County Fire & Rescue with structure protection at the Grizzly Fire north of Prineville.

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• We sent an engine to the Nena Springs fire on the Warm Springs Reservation in August and one engine to the Milli Fire near Sisters. • A crew and volume pump were sent to the Nash Fire to protect structures around the Elk Lake Resort area, including wrapping a historic guard station in foil as a precaution. • Sunriver Fire assisted the USFS Newberry division with initial attack on fires near Lava Butte and Lava River Cave on Aug. 29. The fire near Lava River Cave occurred in the early afternoon while Newberry division crews were responding to multiple fires, including the McKay Fire, which quickly grew to over 1,200 acres. With limited resources, SFD’s mutual aid response was helpful in holding the Lava River Cave fire to 1.5 acres and eliminated a potential threat to nearby Forest Service facilities and Sunriver. • A Sunriver Fire response to the Eagle Creek Fire in the

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Columbia Gorge ended quickly when OSFM withdrew its request for a Central Oregon Task Force. The task force was already staged in Bend preparing to depart for the fire when they were cancelled. • During the evening of Oct. 10, California’s OEM requested mutual aid from OSFM and the state of Arizona through the EMAC. The request to OSFM was for 50 engines organized into 10 strike teams. A strike team is composed of five like engines and one leader. A strike team of Type 3 engines was mobilized from Deschutes and Klamath counties. Engines from Sunriver, Bend and Sisters/Camp Sherman responded Oct. 11 around 1 a.m. and were

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SUNRIVER – Pink Martini’s original violinist Aaron Meyer, brings his unique stage presence and awe-inspiring performance to Sunriver on Friday, Dec. 1 for a Christmas Concert at Sunriver Resort Homestead. Presented by the Sunriver Music Festival and the Sunriver Resort, concert rock violinist Aaron Meyer and his band will feature original music and virtuosic arrangements of classical favorites and holiday music. “We are so excited to have Aaron back for our annual Christmas Concert,” said Pam Beezley of the Sunriver Music Festival. “Aaron has a big following of fans in Central Oregon and his concerts always draw an enthusiastic crowd.” Meyer played his first violin when he was five, and by the time he was 11 years old, he had soloed with the prestigious Philadelphia Orchestra. After performing as an original member of world-renowned band Pink Martini, Meyer recorded on the band’s million selling album Sympathique (he has now recorded nine albums). Meyer has worked with vastly contrasting artists such as Smokey Robinson, Aaron Neville, The Temptations, Leftover Salmon, and the platinum record selling band, Everclear. Learn more about Meyer’s music at www. aaronmeyer.com. The concert begins at 6:30 p.m. at Sunriver Resort Homestead. Doors open at 6. Cost is $35 for Sunriver Music Festival members and $40 for nonmembers. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 541-593-9310 or visit www. sunrivermusic.org This concert is part of

The latest art exhibit at the Sunriver Area Public Library features the work of two local artists – Laura Jo Sherman and Diane Miyauchi. These talented artists will be exhibiting their work at the library through January. Before moving to Oregon 17 years ago, Laura Jo Sherman was a junior high art teacher for 33 years in Hyde Park, New York. Since retirement, Sherman has pursued her passion in pastel painting and has won numerous competition awards and has participated in exhibitions around the country. Her work focuses on nature and wildlife and she often paints from her

own photographs as well as plein air work. “Giving the audience a new experience about a familiar subject is a major goal for me as a painter,” said Sherman. Diane Miyauchi is also a retired art teacher. She spent her career teaching in Alaska. Since her retirement Miyauchi finally has time to do her own traditional pottery and Raku art. Miyauchi uses a distinctive blue/green glaze on her mugs, serving bowls and platters. Her art vases are unique and each piece is a beautiful presentation of the Raku glazing process. You can meet Sherman and Muyauchi at an artist reception at the Sunriver library on Friday, Dec. 8 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Come enjoy some refreshments, view their work and listen to them tell about their creative process.

Violinist, Aaron Meyer, will perform a Christmas concert Dec. 1.

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A swan story for Sunriver: Famous cygnets to remain in town for the winter The Sunriver Nature Center was lucky to welcome the newest members to their trumpeter swan family this summer. Chuck and Gracie, parents for the second time around, surprised all on July 4 when four cygnet heads were spotted peeking out from under mom’s wing. After Chuck and Gracie’s first nest was destroyed by raccoons earlier in the spring, many on the nature center staff, as well as those who had been following their story, had given up hope for the season. But just a few days later Chuck and Gracie began mating again, building and guarding the new nest. For the month of June, the entire Sunriver community was consumed with talk of Chuck and Gracie’s activity and speculation about the number and viability of the eggs. An informal cygnet patrol peaked in late June into July as the citizen scientists began aroundthe-clock monitoring of a live streaming “swan cam” or visiting Lake Aspen each morning armed with binoculars. Finally, the wait was over and the community was rewarded with views of the cygnets. Chuck and Gracie are an integral part of a breeding conservation plan for trumpeter swans in the Pacific Coast population. Last year’s cygnets were transferred to the breeding population of trumpeter swans based at Oregon’s Summer Lake Wildlife Area. Shortly after arrival, one of the cygnets was shot and killed by a hunter in a case of mistaken identity. To give this year’s late-blooming cygnets a chance to mature further before being transferred to Summer Lake, they will spend the winter with Chuck and Gracie (at the Sunriver Nature Center) on Lake Aspen. The

cygnets will then be transferred from Sunriver to Summer Lake Wildlife Area in early spring before Chuck and Gracie begin mating again. When the cygnets are transferred, they will be banded and neck collared for identification purposes and a blood sample will be taken. This blood test will identify the sex of the cygnets. To ensure that the swans do not take flight prematurely while at Lake Aspen this winter, their wings have been temporarily clipped. After the swans molt next summer they will be able to take flight at their new home in Summer Lake. Simon Wray, conservation biologist with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Gary Ivey of the Trumpeter Swan Society, are leading the trumpeter swan project at the nature center, providing significant support to the staff while they host and care for these birds. An online poll was conducted and more 200 people chimed in to name the new cygnets. By a landslide vote, the chosen names were in honor of famous musical trumpeters: Miles, Wynton, Louis and Clifford. The public is invited to stop in the nature center throughout the winter to borrow a pair of binoculars and visit with the cygnets and watch them grow. Check the nature center website for hours of operation. However, the Sam Osgood Nature Trail along Lake Aspen where the swans can usually be found is open to the public daily. In addition, those who are into winter birding will want to be sure to check Facebook and the website to learn about monthly bird walks led by expert local birder Tom Lawler. Since its founding in 1968, the nonprofit Sunriver

By Bob Grossfeld, Observatory Manager The nights are growing longer and colder, and the familiar star patterns of winter begin to appear in the sky. The winter sky show provides all sorts of awesome views of galaxies and other jewels of the night. The Pleiades (M45) is bright in the sky as is Taurus the Bull. Perhaps the most interesting objects in Taurus is the Crab Nebula (M1). This smudge

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Jewelry, ceramics featured at Artists Gallery Fireplaces provide a warm cozy place to escape the crisp November air, but if ever there was a reason to leave the comforts of home, it would be to visit the artists at the Artists’ Gallery Sunriver for a little party on Nov. 11 from 4 to 5 p.m. Artists will be serving up not only beautiful art, but snacks and drinks. This month’s featured artists are more than worth the short trip to the gallery. Jewelry artist Karla Proud moved to Oregon in 2005, partly to “romance” the Oregon State Gemstone – sunstone. Proud quickly discovered that Oregon is rich in unique and beautiful gemstones to play with. One gem that she is particularly fond of is Owyhee blue opal. This natural opal is often referred to as “common opal” as it has no play of other colors in the gem – just a pure, beautiful shade of blue. The stone is somewhat translucent and takes a great polish finish. It is found on private ranch land in the southeast corner of the state near the Owyhee River. The blue is especially beautiful when set into sterling silver jewelry. The gallery also showcases Proud’s selection of jewelry created with Oregon fire opal from the Juniper Ridge mine east of Lakeview. This gem is found in a variety of colors from pale yellows to oranges and reds. Proud mined the material herself and had it cut into faceted gemstones and beads. Perfect colors for fall. Also featured this month is gallery newcomer Mary Moore. A figurative ceramicist, Moore’s work is a wonderful addition to the eclectic mix at the gallery. The artist’s whimsical clay figures will steal your heart. Figures range in size from six inches to two feet – each fired in a manner that accommodates her use of different types of clay. Often the pieces are fired

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Betty Gray Gallery switches to winter exhibit By Billye Turner It’s your last chance to catch “Autumn in the High Desert” art series at the Betty Gray Gallery at Surniver Resort Lodge. The exhibit closes Nov. 13, and will reopen Nov. 17 with an exhibition of artwork by High Desert Art League members for the Thanksgiving holiday, continuing through the annual Traditions celebration and into the new year. The current “Autumn in the High Desert” shows acrylic paintings by Daniel Florea and Pat Oertley. On Nov. 17, the “Winter in the High Desert” series takes over the gallery to showcase works by eight Central Oregon

‘Ablaze’, watercolor on rice paper by Helen Brown.

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vid Kinker, Jean Lubin, Dee McBrien-Lee, Jacqueline Newbold, Janice Rhodes, Barbara Slater and Joren Traveller. Helen Brown displays her watercolor on rice paper batik landscapes depicting scenes from the Pacific Northwest. She presents a mountain vista with a prodigious field of fireweed as well as a peaceful creek bed on a wooded hillside. Abstract artist Dee McBrienLee uses an acrylic medium infused with textures and colors of a variety of mixed-media. The paintings offer glimpses into the artist’s mind, but also invite the viewer to imagine their own story and conclusions. Vivian Olsen creates expres-

‘Look for Me – Ligurian Sea’, acrylic with mixed-media by Dee McBrien-Lee.

sive oil portraits of a variety of wild animals, from wolves and bison to owls and ravens. Her watercolor and pastel paintings reflect her special bond with animals seen in each wildlife subject. Other HDAL members’ works will also be on display in the Winter in the High Desert exhibition continuing through February 2018. Sunriver Resort invites the public to the exhibition, and open all hours. Billye Turner organizes the Lodge art series. For more information, call 503-780-2828 or billyeturner@bendnet.com.

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pel-Tuttle. Meteors, or “shooting stars” as they are sometimes called, are actually tiny bits of comet dust that burn up when they hit Earth’s upper atmosphere. Each November, Earth runs into this stream of dust, giving us a meteor shower. The good news in 2017 is that the moon will not be an issue. The best time to view will be after midnight. The observatory staff will be out if the weather is clear and the Oregon Observatory will open at 8 p.m., for solar and nighttime viewing on Thanks-

giving weekend. Be sure to stop by on Nov. 25, as the staff will be watching the weather. The observatory staff is working on plans for 2018. We will be updating and upgrading our equipment during the off-season. We are also working hard to get the final touches on our new programs for 2018, which will include enhancements to our solar program, adding new classes for children and other programming. In addition to planning, we are getting our astronomy store stocked for the holiday season and expanding our rocketry store. Is there something you are looking for or think we should stock? Please

let us know. The staff at the observatory has much to be thankful during this upcoming holiday season. The support you have given us has made 2017 a wonderful year. We hope you and your family enjoy the holidays. I look forward to the winter months in Sunriver and to the dark skies of the season. I hope the weather allows us to get some viewing in. If the weather is decent, check in with us, you never know what we might be looking at. Be sure to check out the website at www.oregonobserva tory.org or our Facebook page for the most current operating schedule.

Volunteer scores new sales via eBay By Wes Perrin The Second Tern Thrift Store has embarked on a new adventure in revenue expansion. For the first time, the store is actively employing eBay marketing to generate sales. Heading up the effort is volunteer John Buchanan, whom store manager Colly Rosenberg calls, “our eBay guru.” “John has provided the knowhow for us to fully utilize eBay, and thanks to him, the Tern can now reach a broader audience,” said Rosenberg. “He has such an eye for picking items that would be of interest to customers who might not regularly

visit the store. He’s been spot on when considering all aspects of the process even to factoring in shipping weights and costs. My hat is off to him.” Examples of some recently sold items include a rotary gem and rock polisher, a set of Dungeons and Dragons metal figures, a shotgun re-loader and a highly-desired Griswold Vienna roll cast iron baking pan. Some 31 separate items were sold the last week of September bringing in nearly $2,500. Buchanan joined the Tern volunteer team about a year ago, along with his wife, Cindy, who now oversees the crafts

Sunriver program needs your help to spread holiday joy The Sunriver Community Christmas Sharing Program will distribute food and children’s gifts to deserving families in Sunriver and the surrounding community this Christmas. Each family receives food for a full Christmas dinner as well as gifts for the children. This is made possible by the generosity and participation of community groups and individuals such as yourself. Here’s how you can help: • Pick up and fill a grocery bag with food. Bags are available after Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Holy Trinity Church/Sunriver Christian Fellowship, Community Bible Church, The Door, Sunriver Fire Station, Sunriver Library, Sunriver Post Office, Salon Sunriver and through the Sunriver Women’s Club and Sunriver Rotary. Bags will also be available at the Sunriver Community Potluck on Nov. 8 at SHARC. Drop off filled bags at the above churches or Sunriver Fire Station through Dec. 8. • Donate cash or checks toward the purchase of gifts and perishable food items. Giving trees will be located at Holy Trinity Church/Sunriver Christian Fellowship, Community Bible Church, The Door and SROA from Sunday, Nov. 19 through Friday, Dec. 8. Monetary donations can be dropped off at the above locations on or before Dec. 8. • Encourage deserving families to participate. Monday, Nov. 28 is the deadline for applications from families requesting food and gifts. Applications are available on Nov. 17 from Care and Share. Applications will be available anytime at Three Rivers School, Second Tern, Sunriver Fire Station and the churches listed above. Please join in helping spread holiday joy to a needy family. For further information contact Carol Cassetty at 541-610-8483 A Full Service Tree Co.

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‘Kicker’ coming to some taxpayers SALEM – A more than $463 million tax surplus was confirmed by the Office of Economic Analysis (OEA) earlier this month, triggering a tax surplus credit, or “kicker,” for the 2016 tax year. The surplus will be returned to taxpayers through a credit on their 2017 state personal income tax returns filed in 2018. There won’t be any kicker checks issued as there were in the past. To calculate the amount of your credit, multiply your 2016 tax liability before any credits – line 24 on the 2016 Form OR-40 – by 6.3 percent. This percentage is determined and certified by OEA. Taxpayers who claimed a credit for

tax paid to another state may add the credit amount to their liability before calculating the credit. You’re eligible to claim the kicker if you filed a 2016 tax return and had tax due before credits. Even if you don’t have a filing obligation for 2017, you still have to file a 2017 tax return to claim your credit. There will be detailed information on how to claim your credit in the 2017 Oregon personal income tax return instructions: Form OR-40 for full-year Oregon residents, Form OR-40-P for part-year residents, and Form OR-40-N for nonresidents. Composite and fiduciary-income tax return filers are also eligible.

Keep in mind that the state may use all or part of your kicker to pay any state debt you owe, such as tax due for other years, child support, court fines, or school loans. A What’s My Kicker? calculator will be active on Revenue’s website for personal income tax filers when filing season opens in January. To calculate your kicker, you’ll enter your name, Social Security number, and filing status for 2016 and 2017. You can visit www.oregon. gov/dor to get forms, check the status of your refund, or make payments. You can call 503378-4988 or 800-356-4222 (toll-free) or email questions. dor@oregon.gov for additional assistance. For TTY for hearing or speech impaired, call (800) 886-7204.

Sunriver Fitness and Aquatics running at full speed Sunriver Fitness and Aquatics is offering several options for your fitness needs including a fitness gym, classes, basketball court, rock climbing wall, pools, FlowRider (indoor surfing) and childcare. Fitness classes are being offered Monday through Friday for all ages and abilities, including spin, stretching, body blast, water aerobics. Starting Nov. 1 there will be a ballet program offered for ages 4 to 11. A new offering

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arriving soon is a healing deep tissue infrared sauna. Memberships start at $50/ month for individuals, $75/ month for couples and $99/ month for family/household. All classes are included with membership along with the rock wall, basketball court, pools and a complimentary two-hour FlowRider session every Wednesday. There are no initiation fees and no longterm contracts. The FlowRider runs Mon-

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Fly tying: Sawyer pheasant tail nymph By Phil Fischer This month’s Sunriver Anglers Fly Tying Corner features a Sawyer pheasant tail nymph. This is a pattern originated by Frank Sawyer in the early 1900s; it has been around a long time. It is a very simple, yet effective fly pattern. It is unique in that the only materials used is a hook, copper wire and ring neck pheasant tail. The fly does not use thread to bind it together. The fly imitates any number of different mayfly nymphs that are common in Central Oregon streams and

rivers. I have used this fly effectively in a broad spectrum of rivers from Central Oregon to Montana and as far away as Argentina. It is usually one of the first patterns I pull out of my fly box when approaching a new river, as it is an excellent imitation for small mayfly nymphs. The pattern featured in this month’s column is tied to specifically imitate a pale morning dun nymph. But I can adapt the size and color to imitate many different mayfly nymphs. Use a greenish pheasant tail, bronze wire and tie on a size 18, and you have an excellent imitation for baetis, or blue wing olives. Tie a little larger using pheasant tail and copper wire, and you have a mahogany dun nymph. This is my go-to pattern in many situations and it is responsible for more fish to net than any other pattern I’ve fished. Give it a try. I think you’ll like it. I have tied the fly slightly differently than the original Sawyer nymph tied by Frank Sawyer. The main difference is in the tie-off point. The original pattern tied off the fly at the back of the thorax, whereas on my version it is tied off at the head. But I think you’ll see how quick and easy the pattern is to tie. I’ve added UV resin to the wing case to make the fly more durable; something that wasn’t available in Sawyer’s time. Materials list: Hook: Firehole Outdoors 627 barbless competition hook (short shank, 2X gape), sizes 14-18, or similar Abdomen, thorax and rib: Red ultra wire in small Abdomen, thorax and wing pads: Natural ring neck pheasant Tying instructions and steps are being published in video form, and can be found on the Sunriver Anglers web page at http://www.sunriveran glers.org/fly-tying-corner, on Facebook at https://www.face book.com/SunriverAnglers/ or at the following YouTube URL: https://youtu.be/ab5yoHFZ7Mw

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Visit the online calendar at www.sunriverowners.org for event info, meeting agendas and minutes

meetings & gatherings NOVEMBER 3 8 9

SROA Committees Contact the chair if you have questions about a committee or the projects they are currently working on

SROA Board of Directors Pat Hensley, president sroaboard@srowners.org

Covenants Mike Brannan, chair mbrannan1214@gmail.com

Design Curt Wolf, chair wolfs@chamberscable.com

Friday Finance Committee Budget Review----- 9am SROA Admin Wednesday Sunriver Community Potluck-----------------6pm SHARC Thursday Men’s Club Luncheon--------------------------11:30am Crosswater Grille

Friday

Design Committee-------------------------------10am SROA Admin

Tuesday

Magsitrate------------------------------------------- 10am SROA Admin Sunriver Women’s Club Luncheon-------- 11:30am Crosswater Grille

Thursday

Finance Committee ---------------------------- 9am SROA Admin SSD Meeting----------------------------------------- 3pm Fire Station Anglers Club----------------------------------------- 7pm SHARC

Friday

SROA Board Work Session -------------------- 9am SROA Admin

Saturday

SROA Board Meeting--------------------------- 9am SROA Admin Grand Illuminations ------------------------------ 3-8pm Sunriver Resort

Tuesday

Design Committee ------------------------------ 9am SROA Admin

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Thursday

Thanksgving Holiday ---------------------------- SROA Offices Closed

Saturday

Apple Cup & Civil War Game Party------ TBA SHARC Blacklight Blast-------------------------------------- 6pm SHARC

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it personally until May of this year when he began to wonder if it would be an effective way to market some of the store’s more unusual and slow-to-sell merchandise. “It’s important that we set the pricing so we provide full value to our customers,” said Buchanan. The merchandise is offered via eBay’s standard auction method, and sales occur rather quickly, generally within seven to 10 days, according to Buchanan. He feels it is important to make buyers aware that all sales benefit the Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory and proceeds are not going to an individual or commercial enterprise. “John is just another example of how we continue to attract the best of the best when it comes to our volunteers,” said Rosenberg. Second Tern is located a short distance west of Harper Bridge on Spring River Road. Winter hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday. More information about the store and about volunteering is available at 541-593-3367 and www. secondtern.com

Interested in joining a committee or participating in a future task force or special project? Contact the chair person for a particular committee or to be on a task force/special project contact Becki Sylvester at SROA by calling 541-593-2411.

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Come meet your neighbors at the November Sunriver potluck The next Sunriver Area Community Potluck will take place Wednesday, Nov. 8 at SHARC beginning at 6 p.m. The sponsor for the evening will be the Sunriver Women’s Club. Musical entertainment will be provided by The Bookends, featuring local musicians Bob Larson and Jeff Sina, who will perform the music of Simon and Garfunkel. Take home centerpieces will be furnished by Flowers at Sunriver and freshly ground and brewed decaf coffee is donated by Brewed

Awakenings Participants should bring an entrée or salad to serve 10-12 people, plus their own place settings. Desserts are provided by the volunteers of the potluck committee. The cost to attend is $5 per person and $15 per family (up to six people). To attend, sign up at the SROA office, SHARC, the north store Marketplace, call 541-593-8149 or simply email to areapotluck@gmail.com. Be sure to include your decision to bring a salad or entrée.

Village presents a rockin’ holiday event Bring the family out to the Village at Sunriver to kick off the 2017 holiday season with the second annual Rockin’ Holiday kickoff. The event will take place on Friday, Nov. 24 from 2 to 7 p.m. Sip on coffee or cocoa while listening to various performers and carolers. Venture your way over to see Santa for free photos with jolly St. Nick, then explore the village via The Alpine Express trackless train. Management and Consulting for Homeowner & Condominium Associations & Projects 25 Years Management Experience in Central Oregon

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The night ends with the lighting of the Christmas tree and a “rockin” concert igniting the holiday season.

Group Gatherings These groups meet regularly, same time, same place

Monday Ladies Lunch and Bridge 11:15 a.m. Village Bar & Grill. Sign up at the Marketplace Alcoholics Anonymous 7:30 p.m. Pozzi building at the Sunriver Nature Center

Tuesday Mountain Meadow Quilters 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. second Tuesday of the month. Crescent room at SHARC Great Decisions 4 p.m.-6 p.m. second Tuesday of the month. Sunriver Library, Info: 502-292-0133 Couples Bridge 6 p.m. Crescent room, SHARC Sign up at the Marketplace Info: 541-556-6408

Wednesday Sunriver Rotary 7:30 a.m., Hearth Room at the Sunriver Lodge mark@dennettgroup.com

Thursday Sunriver Yoga Club 8:45 a.m. All levels welcome Crescent room, SHARC. $5 sugg. donation. 541-585-5000 Duplicate Bridge 6 p.m., First, second, fourth & fifth Thursday, Crescent room at SHARC. Info: 541556-6408

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Holy Trinity Catholic

Mass: 9:30am Thursday; 5:30pm Saturday; 8am Sunday 18143 Cottonwood Road 541-593-5990, 541-536-3571 www.holyredeemerparish.net Rev. Theo Nnabuga

Community Bible Church at Sunriver

10:15am Sunday Worship 11:30am Coffee Fellowship 6:15pm Youth Group & AWANA Kids Club 57175 Theater Drive 541-593-8341 www.cbchurchsr.org Pastor: Glen Schaumloeffel

Sunriver Christian Fellowship

10am Sunday at Holy Trinity Church, Cottonwood Road. Episcopal & Lutheran traditions. 10 a.m. Sunday school, ages 4-12. 541-593-1183 www.sunriverchristianfellowship.org Pastor: Nancy Green

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RETURN SROA TO OPENNESS AND TRANSPARENCY Open Letter to Sunriver Owners and Stakeholders We, the undersigned long time Sunriver owners, many of whom have served in various leadership positions in the SROA or the Service District, love Sunriver but we are concerned that SROA has drifted away from some of the core principles upon which the community was founded. The purpose of this open letter is not intended to be a litany of complaints or to condemn, but rather to encourage positive change, to be constructive and provide suggestions for improvement, not only for today’s leadership, but for future board members and leaders of this community. Here are our suggestions: 1. COMMIT TO TRANSPARENCY. We have witnessed an increasing trend toward decisions made with little or no input from those being affected. Many current board issues don’t appear to be open to the public. When issues arise, open dialogue with stakeholders is important, indeed essential, to arrive at good decisions and subsequent public acceptance. 2. INSTITUTE OPEN AND TIMELY DECISION-MAKING. Owners shouldn’t feel that their issue or problem drops into a black hole without appropriate attention and response. Decisions must be based on sound data and open input but without “paralysis by analysis.” Our organization and its leaders need to be much lighter on their feet. Decisions should be timely and come with suitable explanations. 3. PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH UNDERSTANDABLE INFORMATION ON THE RESOURCES, FINANCIAL POSITION, AND DIRECTION OF THE SROA. For months, SROA has been paying $6,000 monthly debt service on SHARC while we have a cash balance of $13.5 million. However, despite repeated calls to retire the SHARC debt, no action has been taken. SROA will continue to have strong positive cash flows in coming years. This and other strategic financial issues deserve clear communication and opportunity for public input. 4. RESTORE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. We live in a multifaceted community including the Resort, Village, property managers, condo associations, Nature Center and individual owners. Good working relationships with our many stakeholders in Sunriver are extremely important. A number of these relationships have hit at a low point and should be renewed and enhanced, no matter what kind of difficult issues we have faced in the past. 5. RESTORE THE NATURE CENTER’S ROLE AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITOR AND CONSCIENCE OF THE COMMUNITY. For nearly 50 years, the Nature Center has been an integral part of Sunriver’s environmental legacy, contributing expertise that has sustained Sunriver’s reputation and environmental ethic. Rather than an arm’s length relationship with the Nature Center, SROA should recognize the value and utilize their technical expertise consistent with the founding vision of John Gray, and supported by all prior SROA boards since “transition” of the maintenance fund 30 year ago. 6. IMPROVE COMMUNICATION WITH ALL OWNERS. Communication is always high on the list of things to do. The SCENE has traditionally been a good source of information but needs to remain a “free press” to retain credibility. Additionally, we need to make better use of the other modes of communication available to ensure we meet the objectives listed above. 7. RE-ESTABLISH AN ATMOSPHERE THAT ENCOURAGES SUGGESTIONS AND CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM. An individual who shares a concern or idea should not be labeled a complainer or troublemaker, but rather should be welcomed as a caring member whose concern deserves to be heard and responded to in a timely and thoughtful manner. Ad-hoc and standing committees provide opportunities for involvement in community issues. These committees also help identify, develop, educate and groom future leaders for roles ranging from committee chairs to board positions. 8. MAINTAIN THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE. Independence of the nominating committee and the nominating process is essential to recruiting good candidates with diverse backgrounds and views, and is important in maintaining public confidence in the process by which we get new people and fresh ideas on our board of directors.

In summary, we believe our association can and should do better! Respectfully--Experienced, thoughtful, and caring Sunriver owners. Bruce Bischof, owner/resident 40 years, past SROA board. Jay Bowerman, owner/resident 44 years, past Sunriver Nature Center Ex. Director, past Community Relations Director. Jane Boubel, owner 27 years, resident 14 years, nominating committee, past chair Public Affairs Committee Chris Christensen, owner 34 years, SROA past vice president. Randy Guthrie, owner 30 years. Thomas Ped, owner 20 years/resident 14 years, SROA past president. John Salzer, Owner/resident 18 years, SROA past president, SSD Board Jim Wilson, owner 20 yrs., resident 18, SROA past board, Finance Committee, SSD Board. Bob Wrightson, owner 20 yrs., SROA past treasurer and Finance Committee. Page 14

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Jerry Hubbard and his 10 pound trout from Pronghorn Lake.

Speaker to discuss Upper Deschutes Home Rivers Initiative By Greg Cotton On Nov. 16, the Sunriver River Anglers would like to invite everyone to their monthly meeting at the SHARC at 7 p.m. This month’s speaker will be Darek Staab, He works for Trout Unlimited, as their Upper Deschutes Home Rivers Initiative project manager. He

will be talking about the work his group is doing in our area. Trout Unlimited is a national organization with more than 300,000 members organized into 400 plus chapters spread though out the entire United States. In 2019, they will be celebrating their 60th year anniversary. Their mission is “To

conserve, protect and restore North America’s cold water fisheries and their watersheds.” This dedicated organization works with the best scientists, policy makers, and lawyers to help ensure that future generations will be able to enjoy fishing our great streams, rivers, and lakes. Their goal is that through restoration and conservation wild and native trout populations will thrive. For the last 12 years, Staab has lived in the Pacific Northwest, and the last five years in Bend working for Trout Unlimited. The Upper Deschutes Initiative has been his project since moving here. He attended Utah State University, where he studied fisheries and wildlife biology. He continued his education, receiving a Masters of Education in natural science education with a focus on watershed based service learning. He has used this education studying fish and rivers throughout the West and

Hummel to speak at Sunriver Men’s Club luncheon John Hummel, Deschutes County District Attorney, will address the Sunriver Men’s Club on Thursday, Nov. 9 at the Crosswater Grille. Hummel’s topic is “Goldilocks – A Crime Prevention Initiative.” Deschutes County has one of the highest one-year (48.4 percent) and three-year (66.3 percent) Oregon recidivism rates for drug possession crimes. Goldilocks is an intervention initiative designed to address this problem. It’s a county-wide, collaborative program involving law enforcement, behavioral health, primary care physicians, drug counselors, and public defenders. It provides help for users to get out of the downward spiral in which they often find

themselves, and at the same time levies tougher penalties for drug dealers. Come to the luncheon and hear more about this innovative program. As usual, there will be time for Q&A, so bring your questions. Hummel was elected as the DA for Deschutes County, beginning his term in January 2015. Prior to that, he had a variety of positions. He was a criminal defense attorney with 12 years of trial work. He served as a Bend City Council member. He was the state and federal policy director for the Oregon Primary Care Association, a nonprofit membership organization comprised of 200 Oregon health care clinics serving low income Oregonians.

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When: December 4th Where: Sunriver Resort’s Great Hall Details: Festivities will include dinner,

auction, raffles and more. For more information and to register visit the Anglers Club website.

www.sunriveranglers.org Alaska for the past 20 years. During the November meeting, the club will also be electing new officers and board members for 2018. If you are a member and would like to involved at this level, please contact a current officer about being included. The fishing stories from the month of October will be epic. A group of about a dozen Sunriver Anglers traveled to Pronghorn Lake Ranch in

southern Oregon. This private lake, 40 miles east of Klamath Falls, stocks huge trout in the multiple pound range. The normal 5 weight rods were left home and larger steelhead rods were the norm. Everyone went out and bought larger nets just to handle these giants. A twonight trip, the fisherman will have plenty of stories for the club members. Come hear the stories and be sure to ask for photographic proof.

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www.sunriverwomensclub.com President’s message One of the recipients of the SRWC grants this past year was The Assistance League of Bend for their Operation School Bell program that allows families in need to take their school age children to Walmart to shop for school clothes. Recently, I had the opportunity to volunteer during one of the shopping sessions and it was a truly enriching experience. It was wonderful to see our philanthropy dollars at work in our community. One family thanked me profusely for giving them this opportunity. They had recently experienced an illness that sent their finances into a downward spiral. Both the mom and dad expressed gratitude that the weight of new clothes for school had been lifted from their shoulders. I could only humbly reply, “Everyone needs a hand now and then.” And isn’t that true? Almost everyone has had a time when they needed a bit of help, of one sort or another, and isn’t it great when we can then offer back some help in return? I am so proud to be a member of this group of women who know how to have fun, but who also know how to give back in a big way. -Debbie Dunham, president Programs Nov. 14, 11:30 a.m. Our luncheon will be held at Crosswater Grille. Oregon Natural Desert Association Trail Coordi-

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nator, Renee Patrick will be our speaker. If your birthday is in November, you will be contacted for this month’s celebration. We are also gearing up for sharing a meal and socializing with old and new friends in private homes. Contact srwcdinnerclub@gmail.com to be included or for more information. Winter gala “The Reindeer Romp,” will be held Dec. 11 at Sunriver Resort Great Hall. Fine dining, dancing, fabulous silent auction and raffle prizes will add to the fun. Have a great evening and contribute to the SRWC Philanthropy fund to benefit south Deschutes County nonprofits. Reservations can be made via email to SRWCwintergala@gmail.com or www. sunriverwomensclub.com/winter-gala. html Make it a “staycation.” Sunriver Lodge is offering a special rate of $109 on Dec. 11; just say you are attending the winter gala when making your reservation. Winter fun Dec. 7, 5:30 p.m. Our annual planning meeting will be held in Sunriver, location to be confirmed when you RSVP to swrcwinterfun@gmail.com. Please bring your calendar, ideas and finger food to share; hot beverages will be provided. Contact organizers Patty Klascius or Sheila Schmerber with any questions.

Coats for Kids The SRWC is collecting donations of new or gently used outerwear for children in need. We will collect through the end of January but winter is fast approaching so contact Patty Pitera for questions or donation pick-up. Monetary donations can also be made. Make checks payable to SRWC and mail to SRWC, PO Box 3334, Sunriver, OR 97707. Please add a notation on the check “Coats for Kids.” Art Fair It’s not too late to purchase Sunriver Art Fair merchandise. Items will be for sale at the monthly luncheons. Planning is underway for the 2018 event, email sunriverartfair@gmail.com to learn more. Fundraising events to support grant awards The 2017 winter gala will help meet the goal to support our community through the annual Philanthropy Grant program. Enjoy the festive atmosphere and opportunities to bid for silent auction items and raffle baskets. This support enables SRWC to fund grants for food, shelter, health, clothing or education for families, women, children and seniors of our community. The SRWC hosts other events throughout the year to raise funding for the grant program, including the art fair, winter gala, cookbook sales, Twilight

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Cinema concession stand and selling tickets for 4th of July and Kid’s Day village activities. In addition, membership fees and individual donations are also included. We Care If you are aware of members who could use a word of support to lift their spirits, a note of sympathy or congratulations please send the information to our “We Care” coordinator, Sandra, srwcco rrespondingsecretary@gmail.com. Membership Open to all women in Sunriver and the surrounding communities. Active membership is $25 and an associate membership is $35. Applications are on our website. For information, contact srwcmembership@gmail.com. Fred Meyer Rewards, Amazon Smile You can help the SRWC earn donations every time you shop by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to the SRWC at www.fredmeyer.com/co mmunityrewards. Search by our name, “Sunriver Women’s Club” or by our nonprofit number 94516. As always, you will still earn your rewards points, fuel points and rebates. If you use Amazon for any of your online shopping, please use Amazon Smile and select the Sunriver Women’s Club: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/510186089

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ODFW steps up CWD monitoring as ‘devastating’ disease spreads SALEM – ODFW is increasing its monitoring of deer and elk herds for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a fatal neurological disease that has never been detected in Oregon’s cervids but is spreading in North America. The disease is caused by a protein prion that damages the brain of infected animals, causing progressive loss of body condition. It’s untreatable and always fatal. The prions that cause CWD can also last a long time in the environment, infecting new animals for decades. ODFW has been keeping an eye out for the disease for years now, running check stations in eastern Oregon to test harvested deer and elk on the opening weekends of popular hunting seasons and requiring disease testing at captive cervid ranches. (The test to confirm CWD involves collecting an animal’s lymph nodes or brain stem and can only be conducted once an animal has died.) ODFW sampled deer for CWD over opening weekend of rifle deer season. The department will host another two check stations during Rocky Mountain elk season. ODFW is also testing roadkilled deer and elk and is expanding this testing to western

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Oregon this year. Animals that exhibit signs of wasting or neurological disorder are also tested. If you see or harvest a sick deer or elk, report it to the ODFW Wildlife Health Lab number at 866-968-2600 or by email to Wildlife.Health@state.or.us and do not consume the meat. Although CWD has not been shown to sicken people, the Center for Disease Control advises hunters not to eat meat from animals infected with CWD. It’s also always a good idea to wear latex or rubber gloves when field dressing an animal and to wash hands and instruments thoroughly afterwards. ODFW is also asking hunters interested in having their deer or elk tested for CWD to contact their local office to set up an appointment. ODFW is most interested in deer and elk that are at least two-years-old (e.g. not spikes). To get an animal CWD tested, hunters will need to bring in the animal’s head, which should be kept cool prior to sampling if possible. ODFW will also take a tooth for aging and hunters should receive a postcard several months later with information about the animal’s age. If an animal tests positive for CWD, the hunter will be notified. (Note that samples are tested out of state and results can take several weeks.) Hunters heading to a state with CWD are reminded they are prohibited from bringing back any parts of their deer, elk or moose that contain brain matter or spinal cord tissue (see page 29 of Big Game Regulations under “Parts Ban”). This is where the CWD prion is most concentrated. “CWD is considered one of the most devastating wildlife diseases on the American land-

scape today,” said Colin Gillin, ODFW state wildlife veterinarian. “Once CWD enters a state and infects free-ranging deer and elk, it has been nearly impossible to eradicate with present day tools. So we want to do all we can to keep this disease out of Oregon.” Once animals show the clinical signs of the CWD, the disease has probably already been on the landscape one or more years. It can take several years for an animal to become ill but the disease can be transmitted throughout the period of the infection. Early detection of CWD could allow Oregon to potentially eradicate the disease before it takes root. The state of New York was successful in limiting CWD’s spread because it quickly located the first few individual animals infected and removed them, and no further cases were detected. “If we ever document CWD in Oregon, we want to act quickly and will need the support of Oregon hunters,” Gillin. “Early detection is our best chance to keep the disease from spreading, should it enter the state. That is why we need the active involvement of hunters and all Oregonians to continue surveillance and keep an eye open for animals that appear sick.” CWD appears to spread most quickly through movement of live animals, although it can also spread by transport of carcasses by hunters or through infected migrating deer and elk. Documented cases of CWD have occurred in Alberta, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Saskatchewan.

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What’s up in the

BUSINESS PARK Contracting Services 3 Northwest Custom Log Homes 11 Stan’s Carpet Cleaning 14 KC White Painting, LLC 14 Pineriver Homes 14 Sunriver Iron & Wood 14 House of Floors Food & Beverages 1 The Mountain Jug 2 Big Belly Burger and Brew 5 Sunriver Brewing Co. 9 Elkibou’s Food Cart Park (Spring 2018) 14 Camp Abbot Tap House 14 Cohen’s Stacked Bistro 16 Circle K Convenience Store 16 Subway 16 T&S Expresso Awakening Health & Fitness 2 Sunriver Dance Academy 3 Nobility Fitness 11 Circle of Life Surrogacy 14 Cascade Wellness Technologies, Inc. 14 David Schweitzer - DMD 14 Downward Dog Yoga & Wellness 14 Earth Touch Massage 14 Rebound Physical Therapy 14 Sunriver Crossfit 18 La Pine Community Health Center 18 Sunriver Physical Therapy

One Brewery, Two Pubs Outrageous Service, Great Food and Awesome Craft Beer

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Personal Services 3 Sunriver Beauty Salon 3 Sunriver Veterinary Clinic 6 Spacemaker Storage 8 The Compound 11 Vacasa Housekeeping 14 Salon Sunriver 16 Scrubs Laundromat 19 Sunriver Storage Systems

Recreation & Rental 1 Sunriver Fly Shop 1 Tumalo Creek Canoe & Kayak 2 Pop Worldwide 4 Camp Abbot Trading Co. 7 Powder Village Condominiums 11 Sunriver Bike Service 16 Sunriver Virtual Reality 18 Stillwater Fly Shop

Public Services 9 Sunriver Post Office 13 Sunriver Library 14 Newberry Habitat for Humanity 17 The Door 20 Three Rivers School

Spa & Hot Tub Sales & Services 2 H2O Specialties 3 Waterworks Spas 11 Hot Tubs at Sunriver

Vehicle Maintenance & Engine Repair 2 Cooper Racing & Small Engine Repair 12 Mike’s Tire & Auto Center Real Estate/Business Services 16 Crossroads Car Wash 3 Gibson Realty 16 Crossroads Shell 3 Ginny Kansas Real Estate 3 Sunriver Area Chamber of Commerce 3 United Risk Services 10 Bennington Properties 11 Accountable Tax Services 11 Aperion Management 11 Sunriver Office Services 11 Village Properties at Sunriver 14 Eagle Commercial Real Estate 14 Sunriver Computer Services 14 The iPhone Doctor 21 Sunset Lodging

Camp Abbot Trading Co. sells everything from hardware, pet & feed supplies, clothing, outdoor gear to gifts and greeting cards. Plus, a whole lot more. Some of the top brands we carry are STIHL, Carhartt, Purina, Coleman, Hallmark, Craftsman, YETI and Segway, just to name a few. Camp Abbot Trading Co. also has a full rental department where you can rent everything from a carpet cleaner to earth moving equipment. We also have a large Garden Center filled with plants and pots. Stop in and see why we’re quickly becoming known as Sunriver’s “Everything” store.

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Coming in the Spring of 2018, located behind the Post Office in the Sunriver Business Park, ELKIBOU’s Food Cart Park will provide a “bike to” destination for families and friends to enjoy a variety of great food from local Food Carts under the central Oregon sky. Complete with a beer and wine bar, playground and beer garden Elkibou’s will be the perfect place to kick back with a cold craft brew. Come off the river, the mountain or golf course, ride your bike and come ready to enjoy a brand new Sunriver experience! elkibous-sunriver.com

Village Properties at Sunriver offers you superb service in every department: Vacation Rentals Long Term Property Management Real Estate Services Sharing our services and knowledge of the area with our owners and clients since 1985, we make your experiences something worth remembering. Stay. Play. Live. Explore. village -properties.com

The Sunriver Business Park is located outside of Sunriver on South Century Drive and is comprised of over 60 businesses that provide and offer a large array of retail stores, restaurants, vacation rentals and business, health, residential and personal services. SUNRIVER SCENE • NOVEMBER 2017

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and beyond unless you tell us otherwise. PLEASE NOTE: If you previously chose the permanent payment option, you do not need to fill out the request again. 1. Annual prepayment (receive 3 percent discount) Prepay your 2018 maintenance fee and receive a 3 percent discount. When annualized, the discount is equivalent to a 6.9 percent return. It also saves your association the expense of printing and mailing the entire invoice book. You will receive your invoice in late December/ early January. Your one-time payment must be received by SROA no later than Jan. 26, 2018. PLEASE NOTE: The 3 percent discount applies to the regular maintenance fee assessment only. Special assessment payments (such as SHARC) are not subject to the 3 percent discount. 2. Electronic funds transfers (no discount for monthly payments) The second alternative is to authorize SROA to automatically withdraw monthly payments from your bank account. Check the appropriate box on

the form on this page or in the online form. You’ll receive an enrollment form instead of an invoice book, saving everyone time and money. 3. Pay online (3 percent discount only if paid in full) You can also pay any amount, anytime, online with a credit or debit card through SROA’s secure online processor. Once you receive the invoice, log on to the SROA website and select “Pay Maintenance Fees Online” under Member Services in the menu bar. This will take you to the payment site where you can pay the amount shown on your invoice. You can also make monthly payments online with your card. All online payments are subject to a 2.5 percent convenience fee. Members who do not choose a payment option will automatically receive the 12-month invoice book in the mail in late December/early January. The SROA Board of Directors determines the amount of the 2018 maintenance fee at the Nov. 18 board meeting. That amount will be announced in the December Scene and on the SROA website. If you have questions, call the accounting office at 541-5932411 or toll-free 888-284-6639, or email Joe Healy at joeh@ srowners.org

Chamber officially occupies new office space

In order to better serve members and the community, the Sunriver Area Chamber of Commerce has moved its office to the Sunriver Business Park. The chamber is now located in Fall River Place, 58625 Venture Lane, Suite 110 (across the street from Camp Abbott Trading Co). While tourism will always have a large economic impact on the Sunriver community and the chamber will always devote its energies to local tourism promotion, the “new” chamber will focus on the development and success of its members and

the community that they serve. Therefore, in addition to a traditional local visitor and information center, the “new” Sunriver Area Chamber of Commerce, wired with fiber optics cable, will feature shared work spaces, providing users with high speed internet access. The chamber will act as a small business incubation center to help local entrepreneurs with the tools and resources needed to develop their businesses. Meeting and conference rooms will be available for face-to-face meetings and tele-conferencing. The chamber will also act as an

education and business promotion center providing businesses and residents with seminars and professional presentations as well as operate as a resource and referral center connecting businesses and residents with assistance and answers to local issues. While the chamber prepares for a grand opening, they invite members and residents to view the new space and provide them with suggestions and comments. Please be sure to bring your current marketing brochures and business cards. For more information, call 541-593-8149.

ATTENTION SUNRIVER HOMEOWNERS! Sunriver Resort wants to rent your home for their 2018 Student Housing Program! Lease Term: May 1, 2018 - October 1, 2018

SUNRIVER RESORT WILL OFFER: • Full payment upfront for the six-month leasing period • Fair and generous rental price • Weekly inspections to ensure the home is well-kept • Full cleaning at the end of the lease For more information, call the Human Resources office at

541-593-4811

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Tips for prepping your home for winter Fall is the If last year’s winter didn’t send you screaming for warmer climes, it should have opened your eyes to the need to prepare your home for winter. Weather pundits are saying we’re going to have a winter similar to last year (say it isn’t so). And while there’s no way to truly predict what Mother Nature may bring, we can be better prepared for a variety of winter woes — weather it be snow, rain or below-freezing temperatures. A little pro-active work today can potentially prevent an expensive reactive cost later. Here’s some basic steps to prepare your home for winter: • Drain and put away garden hoses. • Cover outdoor faucets with insulating covers. • Shut foundation vents and install insulating Styrofoam covers. • Clean out the gutters. • Contact your landscape professional to blow out your sprinkler system. • Check windows and doors for drafts and re-seal as needed. • Change the batteries in your smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detectors. • Get your furnace a health checkup. Also clean or replace your HVAC filter. • Vacuum furnace duct openings and intake vents. • Have your wood-burning fireplace inspected for any buildup, and clean out the chimney as needed. • Make sure your snowblower is in good working order and raring to go. For those who don’t live here year-round: • Have neighbors or friends periodically check your home, especially when the weather turns bad. You can also hire a home service or property management company to conduct house checks. The Sunriver Owners Association does not provide home check services. • If you need your driveway plowed you’ll need to set up a schedule with a service provider. SROA only plows roads and pathways, not driveways. And, yes, sometimes they may leave a snow berm in the process. • Do not turn off the heat in your home — even if no one will be staying there. Set the thermostat on low but high enough to prevent pipes from freezing. • If no one is using the home during the winter, you can turn off the water at your washing machine hoses as well as hoses to the dishwasher, refrigerator ice maker, etc. • Leave cabinet doors open under bathroom and kitchen sinks to allow warmer air to circulate around these areas prone to freezing, especially if the sink is located on an outside wall of your home. • If you think there might be a hard, deep freeze you can also leave faucets on a slow drip to prevent freezing.

perfect time to sanitize bird feeders The staff at the Sunriver Nature Center would like to remind residents with seed bird feeders to clean and sanitize them regularly. Unclean bird feeders present a health hazard to all birds and wildlife that visit them, resulting in sickness and death. The goal of maintaining your feeders regularly is to not remove feeding stations, but to decrease the spread of disease. In the past there have been reports of dead birds around feeders in Sunriver and surrounding communities. The likely culprit is salmonella, which mostly

affects small bird species such as the pine siskin. Some birds are relatively immune, but can spread the disease as they travel through the region, especially during the fall and spring migrations. Birdbaths and watering systems are also potential sites for contamination. These should also be regularly emptied and sanitized. Per Sunriver Design Rules & Regulations (rule 22.10 & 22.11), birdbaths are not allowed without prior Design Committee approval. Bird feeders are OK, but only on private property (not commons), and meet SROA design standards. Feeders should only be meant for birds, not deer or other wildlife. Remove feeders and soak them in a solution of diluted

bleach and water for at least 24 hours. Upon removal from the bleach solution, thoroughly rinse to remove any residual chemical. Allow the feeders to dry completely. For plastic tube feeders, this may be a matter of 4 or 5 hours. For wooden feeders, it may take more time for the wood to completely dry. This process of sanitation is recommended for every 2-3 months. If you are seeing signs of contamination, clean and sanitize feeders more often. You may also pick up an antimicrobial tube-style bird feeder. These feeders help to decrease the potential spread of disease, but still require regular cleaning and maintenance. For questions or more information, call the Sunriver Nature Center at 541-593-4394.

Our clinic has expanded to a new location In the Sunriver Business Park - Orthopedics

- Golf Injury Program

- Aquatic Therapy

- Sports Medicine

- Back & Neck Pain

- Pre & Post Operative

Quality Care | Convenient Location | Professional

Get back to enjoying your activities now! SUNRIVER SCENE • NOVEMBER 2017

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Events & Programs @ SHAR Visit sunriversharc.com for admission & program details

Indoor Aquatics Winter hours: 10am - 7:30pm Mon - Th, 10am - 8:30pm Fri - Sat,10 am - 5:30pm Sun Check website for holiday dates and times

Central Oregon Sundays: Residents of Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson Counties receive discounted SHARC admission at $9 per person. Proof of residency required.

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with long-term weight control and improves glycemic control. After four months of strength training, you may notice an increase in glucose uptake. Because poor glucose metabolism is associated with an increased risk of adult onset diabetes, improved glucose metabolism is an important benefit. The muscle-fat connection Although endurance exercise improves cardiovascular fitness, it does not prevent muscle tissue loss. Only strength exercise maintains muscle mass and strength throughout midlife. A standard strength training program can increase muscle mass by about three pounds over an eight-week training period. This is the typical training response for men and women who do 25 minutes of strength exercise at least three days per week. Research also reveals that adding three pounds of muscle increases resting metabolic rate by up to 7 percent and daily caloric requirements by up to 15 percent. At rest, a pound of muscle requires up to 35 calories per day for tissue maintenance; during

Save the date! WINTER RECREATION SAMPLER November 15 • 8 a.m. • Free Join us for this annual kick off to winter informational session in the Pringle Room at SHARC. There will be representatives from many of the recreational based businesses, guides and outfitters that offer services to the greater Sunriver community. They will each give a five-minute overview of their upcoming season, a look at what’s new and brochures of all their winter offerings. A perfect way to find out what’s happening in your backyard and get out to enjoy all that Central Oregon has to offer this winter.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT TEEN NIGHT November 22 • 8 p.m.

This teens-only event starts with an ice cream float social followed by water basketball/volleyball, contests, relays, use of the hot tub and other aquatic-themed activities. Open to anyone age 12-18. Admission is $7 with 2017 Member Preference card; $10 general public. Pre-register for this event.

BIG SCREEN FOOTBALL AT SHARC Saturday, November 25

WASHINGTON APPLE CUP Huskies vs Cougars • Time TBA

OREGON CIVIL WAR

Ducks vs Beavers • Time TBA See ad on page 10 for details. BLACK LIGHT BLAST Saturday, November 25 • 6 - 8 p.m. $15 Public, $12 SROA 2017 Member ID Card RSVP Required

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MEMBER HOLIDAY PARTY December 28 • 5-7 p.m. Join us for a holiday open house for Sunriver owners and their families, hosted by the SROA Board of Directors in Benham Hall. Celebrate the holiday season with live entertainment, catered light hors d’oeuvres, beverages and a hosted bar.

For reservations and information (541) 585-3147 www.SunriverSHARC.com

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New SROA Recreation Director on board Starting Nov. 1, Steven Stanfield joins the Sunriver Owners Association staff as SROA’s new Recreation Director. Stanfield has worked in the fitness and aquatics industry for the past 13 years, both in Arizona and most recently as the aquatics and fitness director of the Douglas County YMCA. “My management style is proactive, lead-by-example, based on a foundation of customer service and ever increasing levels of management responsibility,” said Stanfield. Stanfield holds a number of certifications including: fitness and group exercise instructor, Red Cross lifeguard as well as being a multi-level holistic lifestyle coach. At the Douglas County YMCA, Stanfield was in charge of operating, maintaining and programing for a 40,000 squarefoot facility, two pools, an activity center and a number

of fitness classrooms that served a regional membership of 6,000. “I have served in the health and fitness industry at every level from business owner, personal trainer, group class instructor, program coordinator, fitness director and now the aquatics and fitness director,” he said. “My experience includes developing programs, developing and implementing budgets, equipment purchasing and

maintenance, coordinating events, working with community partners, spearheading marketing campaigns and grant writing – just to name a few.” Stanfield, and his wife Monica have two kids, Chloe, 5, and a 1-year old boy, Jaden. Stanfield spends his free time with his family, camping, hiking and playing outdoors. Stanfield and his wife love snowboarding and look forward to teaching the sport to their kids. Oftentimes you can find Stanfield hanging, jumping, balancing and lifting in the gym as he loves working out and training like a ninja warrior. Be sure to stop by SHARC and give Stanfield a warm welcome to Sunriver.

Mark your calendar for Visions of Sugar Plums Bake Sale and Unique Boutique on Saturday, Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at SHARC. Sponsored by Sunriver Christian Fellowship, a large variety of holiday food items including fudge, cakes, cookies, specialty breads, pies, frozen appetizers and more will be offered. New this year is the unique boutique with gifts relating to food and entertaining, such as placemats, table runners, aprons, napkins, potholders and more. Make this your one-stop shop for Christmas gifts and delicious holiday foods. There will also be tickets for sale for various raffle items. All proceeds will benefit local charities. SHARC is located at 57250 Overlook Road (off Circle 2) in Sunriver.

Sunriver Women’s Club PRESENTS WINTER GALA 2017

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Holiday bake sale coming to SHARC

Reindeer Romp Sunriver Resort Great Hall

MONDAY 0 DECEMBER 11 6-7 pm Cocktail Hour • 7-10 pm Dinner & Dancing $80 per person includes:

• Appetizers • Dinner with your choice of entrée Entertainment: Cocktail Hour - Two Thirds Trio • Dance Band - The Bad Cats

To purchase tickets and for more information:

458.206.9063

Call us today to customize a schedule right for you!

srwcwintergala@gmail.com sunriverwomensclub.com/winter-gala.html RSVP required by December 1. *Non-meal portion is tax deductible

Yes, I/we will attend: Name(s)_______________________________________________________ Phone_________________ No. in Party____x$80 = Enclosed $____Charge___ Flat Iron Steak x (___) Statler Chicken Breast x (___) Salmon with Scallops x (___) Vegan Mediterranean Pasta x (___) Please include me/us at a table with the following people:

Landscape Renovation Landscape Design & Installation Landscape Maintenance Options Irrigation Start Up, Winterization & Repairs nie & John Rosen • Corinne Andrews Sunriver Country Store Backflow Testing &• Repairs • Water Features ond Cellars • BendBroadband • Wilderness Garbage &Area Recycling Hardscapes • Paver Patios • Backyard Living Snow Removal

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_______________________________________________________________ Name on Credit Card:________________________________________________ Visa/MC#:______________________________Exp. Mo/Yr.________CVC________

Make check payable to SRWC and mail to: SRWC Winter Gala, PO Box 3334, Sunriver, OR 97707 or email SRWCWinterGala@gmail.com I/we are unable to attend but wish to make a donation of $________

Thank You 2017 Winter Gala Sponsors

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57084 Grizzly Lane Sunriver, OR 97707

541-593-8688 www.Century21Sunriver.com Across from the First Interstate Bank Each office is independently owned and operated.

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STAY FOR THE LIFESTYLE 17458 Canoe Camp Drive • Sunriver $775,000

4 Belknap • Sunriver $539,000

You’ll fall in love with this extremely well maintained 3 bd / 3.5ba, 2483 sq ft single level home that is nicely appointed. Enjoy a view of Mt. Bachelor and listen to the water feature from inside and out. Wonderful kitchen, private master suite, great room concept and outside private living.

Great Sunriver location with Mt. Bachelor views. Open living room with vaulted wood ceilings, hard wood floors and lots of windows to let in the natural light in this 4 bd/ 3 ba 2300 sq ft home. Master bedroom with whirlpool tub. Enjoy extended living on the back deck that overlooks common area. Private hot tub to relax after a day of play.

Rich Hadley, Broker • 541-480-8056 Rich.Hadley@Century21.com

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56716 Spring River Loop • Bend $499,900

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11 Diamond Peak • Sunriver $278,999

Spruce log home on 1.2 acres backs to National Forest, tucked in an upscale neighborhood minutes to Sunriver, Deschutes river, Cascade lakes & Mt. Bachelor. Open great room w/vaulted beamed ceilings, wood fireplace & propane heat. Blue Pine cabinets, 2 car detached garage, RV parking w/ electric, water & propane. Covered back deck.

Custom Lodge style 3500+ sq ft beautiful home in River Meadows! Great room w/stone fireplace, large entertaining kitchen w/eating bar, master suite w/walk-in closet, bath w/dbl vanity, shower stall & tiled soaking tub. Bonus room w/gas fireplace & tons of storage. Paved driveway leads to 2 car garage and log accented front porch.

Surrounded by large Ponderosa Pines, this 3 bd / 2 ba, 1232 sq ft. single level home is located a short distance from SHARC and the Village Mall. Get cozy around your gas fireplace with brick surround and splash around in your hot tub overlooking your spacious deck. Start making unforgettable family memories in your own Sunriver vacation home!

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#17 Fairway Village • Sunriver $299,000

This 3bd / 2.5ba 1436 sq ft condo is located on the north end of Sunriver, near Woodlands Golf Course and North Pool. The great room floor plan allows space for everyone to be involved and has proven to be a great vacation rental.

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College fans unite for Oregon, Washington rivalry games

Sunriver Stars ‘The Night Before the Night Before Christmas’ By Fred Sackett Sunriver Stars Community Theater presents their rendition of “The Night Before the Night Before Christmas” in early December. Held at The Door in the Sunriver Business Park (56885 Enterprise Drive) this will be a Radio STAR (Sunriver Thespians As Readers) style semi-staged reading production. It will include a set resembling the interior of a broadcasting booth, complete with a foley artist (sound technician) on stage, and singing commercials sprinkled throughout the merriment. Here is a synopsis of this delightful comedy: Lou has wrestled with a huge tangle of Christmas lights for the last time. He is grabbing the sunblock, his Elvis in Paradise album, his wife Carol and hopping on the Pineapple Express to Hawaii. Escaping New

Jersey’s freezing weather, his nutty family and the holidays is exactly what Lou plans to do. However, a freak snowstorm leaves the couple stranded at the airport, and their dream of sipping pina coladas on the beach is in peril. Will a couple of unexpected characters help restore Lou’s Christmas spirit in the St. Nick of time? To find out, come join us Friday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 2 at 5:30 p.m. for a dinner/ show (7 p.m. for show only) or Sunday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students 18 and under (adding $25 for dinner), are available at www.sunriverstars.org. Please print your own tickets and present them at the door. For more information please contact the director, Susan Evans Inman at SusansPacas@yahoo. com

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Who’s ready for some football rivalry on Saturday, Nov. 25? SHARC will be hosting two big college games over Thanksgiving weekend – the Apple Cup and Civil War. Washington fans won’t want to miss seeing the Washington State Cougars play their rivals, University of Washington Huskies. Oregon fans can cheer on the University of Oregon Ducks when they take on Oregon State Beavers. Both games times are TBA. Washington’s Apple Cup will be played in Crescent Room while Oregon’s Civil War game will be played in Pringle Hall. Dillon Hall will feature both games along with a game area with ping pong, corn hole, coloring and other fun games. Forget the bother of hosting the game yourself and let SHARC take care of all the details. Gather your friends, family and fellow football fans for game day fun. SHARC will provide the food, beverages, games and prizes… all you’ll

have to do is root for your team. An hour before kickoff and until middle of the second quarter, SHARC

will provide a lunch fit for any tailgate party. Enjoy a chili bar with baked potatoes, hot dogs, salad and all your favorite chili fixings. Then, at half time, enjoy apple pie a la mode during the Apple Cup and Civil War sundaes during the Oregon game. SHARC will also be providing favorite game day snacks and a no-host bar serving beer, wine and soda. Along with big screen rivalry and tailgate food favorites, you’ll have the opportunity to win fun prizes throughout the game. Dress in your college colors for your chance to win “Best in Spirit.” One fan

from each team will win a $25 gift certificate. Prizes will also be awarded to trivia winners. SHARC will also provide fun activities for the kiddos. Have fun watching your team win on the big screen with friends and family while SHARC takes care of the game day details. Doors open one hour before the start of each game. Check for game time updates at www. sunriversharc.com. Reserve your spot by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 21. Call 541-5853147 or stop by the Member Services office at SHARC. Game day party admission: Includes chili bar with baked potato, hot dogs and salad, half time dessert, one drink ticket (beer, wine or soda) and table snacks. No outside food or beverage allowed at both games. • 2017 Member Preference card: $15 adults; $10 ages 4-12 • General public: $18 adults; $12 children 4-12 (3 & under free) Game only admission: Includes table snacks only and no-host bar • 2017 Member Preference card: $10 adults: $5 ages 4-12 • Public: $12 adults; $7 ages 4-12 (3 & under free)

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High Desert Museum November events Winter hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through April 30. Admission: $12 general, $10 ages 65 and older or college students with ID, $7 ages 5-12 (4 and younger free). • Nov. 2, The Origin and Evolution of Feathers and Flight Dr. Julia Clarke, professor and Wilson Centennial Fellow in Vertebrate Paleontology at The University of Texas at Austin, will share her research into the evolution of feathers and flight. Get an in-depth look at Archaeopteryx, plus the feathered dinosaurs of Liaoning, China and the complexities and challenges of paleontological research. 6 p.m. (doors open 5:45). No-host bar. Members $3, non-members $7. RSVP: highdesertmuseum.org/feathers-flight • Nov. 3-4, A Night at the High Desert Museum As the doors close and the lights dim, art and sci-

ence come to life during this sleepover at the museum. During this family-friendly adventure, meet living dinosaurs, find out what T. Rex tastes like and create your own dinosaur-inspired masterpiece. Dinner and light breakfast provided. For kids ages 5 to 13 and their adult chaperones. Friday, 5 p.m. through Saturday, 9 a.m. Members $75, non-members $85. For more information and to register, visit: high desertmuseum.org/night-atthe-museum • Nov. 4, Museum & Me A time for children and adults with physical, intellectual and/or social disabilities to enjoy the High Desert Museum after hours. Explore the newest exhibits and revisit your favorites. 4-7 p.m. Free for individuals, friends and family. RSVP: highdesertmu seum.org/museum-and-me • Nov. 8, Behind Fences

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Exhibition Reception Join the High Desert Museum’s Executive Director Dana Whitelaw, artist and photographer Brown Cannon III and rancher Todd Nash for a reception celebrating the exhibition and stories of Behind Fences. 6-8 p.m. Free. Light hors d’oeuvres and drinks. RSVP required. • Nov. 9, Cowgirl Poetry Night Grab your boots and a friend, and come enjoy a night of cowgirl poetry and libations. Poets and ranchers Ellen Waterston, Kathy Moss and Jessica Hedges will share poems about the joys and challenges of life in the West. 6-8 p.m. No-host bar. Members $7, non-members $12. RSVP: highdesertmuseum. org/cowgirl-poetry • Nov. 11, Thorn Hollow String Band Hear frontier tunes played by the museum’s lively house band. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. • Nov. 11, Mining Day Stake a claim, pan for gold and have your earnings authenticated in our indoor placer mine and boomtown.

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Sunriver Service District October meeting summary public safety The Sunriver Service District Managing Board held its regular meeting on Oct. 19, 2017. Board members present: Jim Fister, Ron Schmid, Bob Nelson and Mark Johnson. Greg Keller was absent. SSD staff present: Marc Mills, Rod Bjorvik, Debbie Baker, Candice Wright. Public input -None. Financial report Year-to-date as of August 31, 2017: Resources…….. 4,145,819 Police Wages & Benefits....366,429 Materials & Services.41,230 Bike Patrol..............44,315 Fire Wages & Benefits....549,740 Materials & Services.62,820 Non-departmental...13,010 Board actions Prior to the meeting’s start, the SSD board recognized former SSD chair Jim Wilson for his service to the board. –Approved the Sept. 14, 2017 regular board meeting minutes as written. –Approved SROA monthly invoice in the amount of $14,849.40 –Approved invoice for the up-fit of two patrol cars, budgeted in capital, in the amount of $16,284.48 –Approved invoice for an-

nual fire hose testing in the amount of $6,266 –Approved invoice to Century West Engineering in the amount of $9,976.39 –Approved disposition of fire department property. –Approved providing medical/emergency air/ground transport membership through MASA Medical Transport Solutions for all full-time employees. The motion was amended to require an MOU within the union. –Approved motion that firefighter reserve staff are not full-time employees and thus do no accrue sick time leave. Will inform SROA HR to make the correction on pay stubs and remove any accrual amounts. –Approved September 2017 unaudited financials. –Approved budget adjustment to include an additional capital expense for matching dollars on radio replacement grant in the amount of $11,306.61. Budget adjustment included admin salaries for coverage of medical expenses. Old business –Fire training facility: This project is moving along with the land use application about 95 percent complete and the site plan at 70 percent

completion. Working with a target budget of $350,000, decisions are being made on what “we can and can’t do without,” said Bob Nelson, SSD board member and project coordinator. It is hoped that the project will go out to bid in December, with a completion date by June at the latest. –Fire chief replacement: A committee has been formed and is meeting to search for a new fire chief. Members include SSD board members Jim Fister and Greg Keller as well as SSD staff Debbie Baker and police chief Marc Mills and former SSD chair Jim Wilson. –Agreements with SROA for admin and accounting services: The agreements have been reviewed by SROA and SSD as well as by legal counsel on both sides. It is expected that the agreements will be adopted at the next board meeting. New business –Discussion with Civil Service Commission over a position title change from assistant fire chief to deputy fire chief. It was suggested to leave the title as assistant fire chief as the job descriptions and exemption status of each position is completely different.

–Discussed the potential need for third party reviews of contract agreements. –The SSD chair and SROA board president held a quarterly meeting to discuss a variety of topics, including: roles & responsibilities of each board, review of contracts, role of bike patrol and potential consolidation of public safety into one building (fire station) with some remodeling. –Discussion on SSD 2018 board directives include: completing the fire training facility on time and on budget; review of the SSD Strategic Plan as a framework for setting priorities; defining clear roles and responsibilities of the board and updating mission statements; how bike patrol does or does not relate to rules enforcement over time and consolidation of public safety under one roof. –Received workers comp dividend from SAIF in the amount of $21,645 –Tabled discussion of changes to the Nominating Committee charter relating to SSD candidate nominations for the SSD board. –The SSD received 10 percent discount for SDIS Best Practices Program applied to its 2018 premium. –The annual meeting be-

tween the SSD board and Deschutes County Commissioners is scheduled for Dec. 20, 8 a.m. at the Resort. Chief reports Fire –Outreach activities included smoke detector installation and maintenance for owners, replaced high ceiling lights for an owner, station tours are still occurring and crews will be participating in the Halloween activities in the village. –Interim chief Bjorvik responded to the Desolation Fire in the Ochoco mountains under special request of the COFMS Prairie Division. –California OEM requested assistance from the OSFM T  SSD S,  

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for the wildfires burning in Northern California. A strike team of 50 engines was requested from Oregon and assigned to the Atlas Fire south of Napa for a 14-day deployment. All costs associated with the response, including back-fill coverage of the crew, will be reimbursed to the department. –In September, the department responded to 44 calls, which included 1 hazardous condition, 5 fire calls, 18 rescue or emergency medical service calls and 4 public service assistance calls. Police –Officer Womer is receiving a Life Saving Award for his quick actions in rescuing a person who ended up in the Deschutes River earlier this summer. He was to be honored during a Nov. 3 ceremony in Salem. –Officers attended various training, including MILO and firearms training. –Officers participated in a Three Rivers back-to-school event. –Chief Mills attended the joint chief/sheriff conference in Salem. – I n S e p t e m b e r, t h e Sunriver Police Department received 943 calls for service, 53 of which were emergencies. Officers conducted 107 traffic stops, investigated 32 cases, gave 80 verbal warnings, dealt with 18 animal issues, there were no violations of SROA Rules & Regulations and 7 incidents of theft/fraud. The meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m. The next regular meeting of the Sunriver Service District Managing Board is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 16, 3 p.m. at the Sunriver Fire Station Training Room, 57475 Abbot Drive in Sunriver. Approved meeting minutes are posted to www.sunriversd.org when available.

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SUNRIVER POLICE LOG Selected log entries from the Sunriver Police SCMC = St. Charles Medical Center R&Rs = Rules & Regulations RP = Reporting Person GOA = Gone On Arrival UTL = Unable To Locate DUII = Driving Under Influence of Intoxicants SBC = Settled By Contact DOA = Dead On Arrival BAC = Blood Alcohol Content

DCJ = Deschutes County Jail SFST = Standardized Field Sobriety Test DCSO = Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office SFD = Sunriver Fire Department OSP = Oregon State Police MVA = Motor Vehicle Accident DWS = Driving While Suspended BOLO = Be On the Look Out RO = Registered Owner

Volunteer writer Kathie Thatcher puts her humorous spin on the monthly logs provided by the Sunriver Police Department. This is only a sampling of the month’s total call log. 9/1 Officer dispatched at 11:30 p.m. to home on Modoc Lane for an intruder. Suspect was gone upon arrival but owners said that they had left the front door unlocked when they went to bed. A male in his 30s or 40s had entered their home and went into their bedroom. He was possibly intoxicated. Nothing was taken. We searched the area. UTL 9/3 Responded to report of a small fire outside one of the Sunriver Lodge rooms. The fire was caused by a cigarette. 9/6 RP on Backwoods Lane reported that construction debris he had been given by a contractor had been stolen and he had suspect info. The contractor stated he had never promised all of the material to the RP. The person who had picked up the debris in question is the former homeowner. There is no value to the material as it would be going to the dump if no one takes it. 9/7 Dispatch to Quartz Mtn. about an aggressive dog. We located the dog and owner, but the dog made a run for it and we were unable to capture it. The owner explained that the pup was a rescue dog and had accidentally escaped. The dog’s name is Sally and looks like a small black German Shepherd. 9/7 Officer responded to a residence on Three Iron. RP reported that a family was at the location and believed they had rented the home for the weekend. However, they were at the wrong address. We gave them a map and directions to the correct location. 9/8 Responded to a single vehicle crash on Tokatee Lane. The driver had become lost, but then happened upon the correct road but overshot it. She tried to do a u-turn, but swung too wide and too fast and wound up in the ditch. The vehicle wasn’t damaged and could easily have made it out. However, with the driver’s lack of driving skill, she requested a tow. The tow was later canceled after her husband arrived and drove the truck out. A few choice words were probably uttered at home. 9/8 Dispatched to a dog in custody on Lost Lane. The dog turned out to be Sally from the previous night. She was returned to her owner. 9/9 Responded to a motor vehicle accident at Circle 10 and Cottonwood. The vehicle was heavily damaged and there was property damage as well. No one was in or around the vehicle. The driver was located at his residence and arrested on several charges. 9/9 There was a large, unauthorized sign affixed to a street post on Cottonwood Road. Officer removed sign and contacted the number on it. The owner was advised he could pick up his sign at the station and to remove any other signs he may have posted. 9/11 Dispatch to Woodlands golf course for a report of a male screaming. As it was almost midnight, it probably wasn’t a disgruntled golfer. UTL 9/14 Report of tents in backyard on Red Cedar Lane. The renter was contacted and told that tents weren’t allowed. He agreed to take them down. 9/15 Assisted DCSO with a home burglary outside of Sunriver. The owner confirmed that no one should be there. We entered the residence and located and arrested the suspect. 9/17 Chimney fire on McNary. 9/22 Report of horses loose in the driving range. We contacted a stable employee who assisted with an area check. No horses were found to be out of their pasture. Perhaps it was a city slicker deer sighting. 9/26 Report of juveniles near Mall Two bothering customers by intentionally making each other vomit. UTL 9/28 Craigslist scam. RP was scammed out of $9,000 for a down payment on a motorhome. SUNRIVER SCENE • NOVEMBER 2017

self” effort: Gene Bennington, Mark Burford, Janice Dost, Robert Foster, J.R. Litehiser, Cheri Martinen, Tom Roberts and Ron Schmid. Seasonal membership available The club is now offering a seasonal membership option designed for snowbirds or total eclipse adventure com- others who live in the area bined with aerial sightseeing. part-time. If you would be “There was a lot of smoke interested in this option, conin the sky from the forest fires, tact Mark Dennett (Mark@ so we climbed to 11,500 feet dennettgroup.com) for more to get above the smoke and information. get a great view of the area,” explains Padrick. “Since I was Introduce your business flying the plane I couldn’t use The club’s new “business eclipse glasses. I had to stay spotlight” gives local business focused on flying since there owners an opportunity to inwere hundreds of aircraft in troduce their business to Rothe air. Once the eclipse was tarians, as well as to learn more becoming total, I pointed the about Rotary. Club meetings nose of the aircraft into the sun. are at 7:15 a.m. every WednesIt was a spectacular view from day at the Sunriver Lodge. If our vantage point.” you would like to talk about your business at a meeting, Rotarians hit the road, again email Mark@dennettgroup. In 2015, the club joined com to schedule a time and to Oregon’s Adopt-a-Highway learn details of this program. program providing trash cleanup along Highway 97 between the Cottonwood and Sunriver exits. Under the direction of the club’s service project director, Janice Dost, a team of Rotarians spent several hours cleaning the road last month. A special thanks to the following members for their “service above

November Library Schedule • Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. Family Fun (0–5 years). Songs, stories, crafts and fun to build early learning skills for ages 0-5 with their care provider. No Family Fun Nov. 7. • Tuesday, Nov. 7, 10:30 a.m. Music, Movement & Stories (3–5 years). Various activities to develop skills. • Wednesday, Nov 8, 12 p.m. Hiking the Oregon Desert Trail • Tuesday, Nov. 14, 28, 12 p.m. Animal Adventures (3+ years). • Live animals, stories, crafts with High Desert Museum. • Saturday, Nov. 18, 3 p.m. LEGO Block Party. Kids + 1 gazillion LEGOs = fun. • Wednesday, Nov 22 • 2:30 p.m. Sunriver Friends of the Library monthly board meeting. Free and open to all.

Local third graders receive free dictionaries Since 1995 the goal of “The Dictionary Project” is to ensure that third graders around the world will enjoy the benefits of owning a dictionary. With the help of Rotary Clubs, nearly 26 million free dictionaries have been given to students over the years supporting “The Dictionary Project,” a nonprofit based in South Carolina. The Sunriver-La Pine Club continues this tradition this month by handing out dictionaries to three South Deschutes elementary schools: La Pine, Rosland, and Three Rivers. An eclipse to remember Each year, the club holds a fundraiser to support local nonprofits. Make sure to place Rotary’s 2018 fundraiser on your calendar for Friday, May 4. One of the special auction items in 2017 was an eclipse flightseeing tour by Rotarian/ pilot Kevin Padrick. Purchased by Mitzi Putney, Mitzi and her son Tom took to the sky with pilot Padrick for a memorable

SRWC accepting grant applications status from the IRS and show a demonstrated impact for the program/project. Applicants are researched by the SRWC philanthropy committee and the SRWC board of directors select grant recipients in the spring. Application deadline is Jan. 31, 2018. The grant application will be available on the SRWC website at www.sunriverwomensclub.com. For additional information contact: Shirley Olson, philanthropy director, at srwcphilanthropy@ gmail.com.

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SRMF year-round youth educational programs thrive While Sunriver’s Great Hall is silent now that the Sunriver Music Festival’s summer concerts have passed for this year, music continues in the halls of area schools thanks to the festival’s commitment to youth education in south Deschutes County. Nurturing the next generation of artistic talent has been a commitment of the Sunriver Music Festival ever since its birth 40 years ago. This focus is alive and well because of two ongoing programs. Young Artists Scholarship program: During its 22-year history, the festival’s Young Artists Scholarship program has awarded nearly $475,000 in scholarships to 142 Central Oregon classical music students pursuing advanced studies. In-school youth programs: Sunriver and La Pine schools

both enjoy art and music education thanks in part to Sunriver Music Festival’s partnership. At Three Rivers School, in addition to elective band, choir and guitar classes, every student has music classes, taught by Rebekka Nores, as part of their regular curriculum. The festival has also helps purchase and maintain instruments and accessories, band chairs, printed music and much more, with the help of grants from Sunriver Women’s Club, Sunriver Rotary, former Bank of the Cascades and others. After School Orchestra is the newest way the festival is sharing music with Sunriver youth. AJ Jimenez is now introducing 12-20 kids, mostly 4th and 5th graders, to violin, viola and cello. These youngsters, most who’ve never played an

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Authors Dyer-Seely, Abu-Jaber coming to Sunriver Books By Deon Stonehouse her son, Alex, to maintain a Saturday, Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. loving relationship with his Kate Dyer-Seeley will present father. Alex is a great teenager, a new series debut. “Death and an interesting character on Tap” – written as Ellie Al- in the story. The family busiexander. This brings to three ness is Das Keller, a successful her popular mystery series set brewpub in Leavenworth, in the Pacific Northwest. Washington, an alpine va“Death on Tap” starts with cation destination with a a shocking revelation as Sloan Germanic theme. Hans, her �� steps into their office to find brother-in-law introduc�� her husband�� in a compro- es Sloan to Garrett who�� is �� mising position�� with anoth- opening a small brewpub and �� er, younger �� woman. Family needs help. Sloan is gifted in Kate Dyer-Seeley, left, and Diana Abu-Jaber �� means a lot to Sloan, she grew brewing, an�� ace cook, and �� will be heavily involved from and full of zest. Her books up in foster care yearning for experienced in the running �� the start. Meanwhile Mac is are great fun to read and a stable home life. She fell in of a brewpub. In short, she �� enlightening. In her memoir, determined to win her back �� love first with Mac’s German is just what he needs and �� she uses those gifts to tell the and going about it in all the parents. They introduced this new�� challenge is just �� wrong ways. The characters story of her family, paying her to Mac �� and she thought�� what she needs. They make a �� her life was�� set – until she good team. �� Things start �� out are likeable, the setting gor- homage to two of the people �� geous, and there is abundant most influential in her life, opened that �� office door. Two splendidly (brewpub wise, �� information about brewing. her Jordanian father and things are apparent to her, she not marriage wise) until, of �� Saturday, Nov. 11 at 5 p.m. her Southern grandmother. �� cannot keep working in the course, a body shows up in �� family business and she wants a rather unusual place. Sloan we have the pleasure of pre- Both instilled a love of good senting Diana Abu-Jaber for stories and an appreciation her latest book, “Life With- for cooking. Anyone who out a Recipe: A Memoir of enjoys cooking will relish the COMMERCIAL ● RESIDENTIAL Food and Family,” available descriptions of young Diana in paperback. Abu-Jaber is with her grandmother Grace Custom Residential Painting, Finishing & Deck Finishing one of my favorite authors; baking pastries, or her father she writes stories that face cooking meals redolent of his Interior & Exterior Repaints Our Specialty important issues with hu- Jordanian heritage. They each Wood Restoration & Preservation mor and compassion. Her loved her fiercely, their pasProudly Serving Sunriver for 30 Years! characters, in fiction and sions fired through their difprecisepainting@msn.com non-fiction, are memorable ferent backgrounds and cul541.480.2749 ��

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Fiction titles lead book club discussions By Deon Stonehouse November is a great month for book clubs. It gets dark early, a perfect opportunity to curl up with a good book for evening reading. Book clubs meet at 6 p.m. on Mondays, with one exception on Nov. 12. • Nov. 6 the Fiction Book Club discusses “Girl Waits With Gun” by Amy Stewart. Constance Kopp lives a quiet life on a small isolated farm with her two sisters, Norma (who prefers to be outside with her pigeons or working on the farm) and Fluerette (a bit of a drama queen who likes to dress up and enjoys going to town). It is 1914, so trips to town are with a horse and buggy. On such a trip, the three Kopp sisters are run into by thugs erratically driving an automobile. The buggy is destroyed; luckily their horse survives the encounter. Constance is a tall, strong woman with a strong streak of independence, she is not about to let these thugs push her around. She demands restitution. They respond with intimidation and threats. Constance will not back down. The aforementioned gun in the title was given to the sisters

by the local sheriff when the actions of the thugs made him concerned for their safety. Written with a light touch, Stewart based her mystery on real events. Constance and her sisters were real people, their buggy was hit by Henry Kaufman, owner of the local factory, who turned to intimidation and bullying when Constance held him accountable. Constance was appointed the first woman deputy in the U.S. Stewart gives her due credit in the story for her accomplishments. • Sunday, Nov. 12 Diana Abu-Jaber will lead the Fiction Book Club’s discussion of her memoir, “Life Without a Recipe.” She will give an author presentation on Saturday speaking about the book and

then, at book club, readers will have an opportunity to discuss it with her. It is always fun to attend a book club led by the author. • Nov. 20 the Fiction Book Club discusses “Everyone Brave is Forgiven” by Chris Cleave. Set during World War II, the story begins brash and full of youthful enthusiasm. Mary skied down Mont-Chuoisi, escaped finishing school, and arrived in London, going straight to the War Office where she volunteered to lend a hand during the hostilities. Assuming she would be assigned to a general or made a spy, she was disappointed when Whitehall sent her to teach school, an occupation she undertook with much verve and originality.

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Sunriver Mens Golf: Banquet and awards, season averages By Paul Grieco ficers and appointed members The Sunriver Mens Golf of the board. Treasurer Scott Club just ended another suc- Brown gave a financial report cessful season with along with memits annual banquet at bership numbers the Crosswater Grille. and frequency of There were over 50 play for the season. attendees including Brown also reportpartners and spouses ed that the money as well as guests from we earn from the the Resort pro staff, inraffles and banquet cluding head pro Chris Paul J.Grieco auction go into a Points and assistant fund that is spent Chris Neef. on SRMGC sponsored “beers” SRMGC president Don and/or “lunches” at the Resort Wright welcomed new mem- post-play on special occasions. bers and introduced elected of- More than $1,000 was raised

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Sunriver women’s golf season wrap up By Debbie Wightman 2017 was a fun season for the Sunriver Women’s Golf Association (SWGA) but it was over far too quickly. We welcomed eight new members this year. Beside our weekly Tuesday play days, we had members play in the Central Oregon Senior Womens Golf Association. They played all over Central Oregon with the more than 50 players and in handicapped competitions.

Open to all members, visitations included Crosswater, Bend Country Club, Juniper and Crooked River. The Sunriver team competition was played at eight different courses. Each club has their six lowest handicap players available that week to compete. The season-ending results included Juniper winning low gross and Widgi Creek winning low net. Sunriver played hard and

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- Dr. Bob Rotella, Author and Sports Psychologist 8.6 and flight 3’s Don Larson who improved from 24.3 to 19.3. Last, and certainly not least, is Bret Mackay who most likely will win the $750 holein-one award for his April ace in official competition on hole number 8 at the Woodlands. Mackay is one of those solid players always in competition for low weekly gross.

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Exhibit reflects nature’s patterns TRAVEL – Eugene artist Tallmadge Doyle exhibits “Refuge” in the Governor’s Office of the Capitol Building in Salem through Wednesday, Nov. 29. Employing botanical imagery as a jumping-off point, the works in “Refuge” reflect upon natural patterns of weather, star charts, leaf circulatory systems and bird feathers. The artist’s interest in the historic and contemporary scientific realm, whether astronomy, physics or botany, runs as a common theme throughout her work. On a personal level, Doyle’s artwork “serves as a refuge from the unpredictability and lurking chaos of the outside world.” The artist’s mixed media prints communicate her meditative art practice to viewers and provide

a way to reconnect to the natural world. Doyle is a printmaker, painter and public artist based in Eugene. Born in New York City, she received a bachelor of fine arts in drawing from the Cleveland Art Institute and a master of fine arts in printmaking from the University of Oregon (UO). Doyle taught printmaking as an adjunct professor at UO from 1997 to 2015. She has participated in more than 120 juried and invitational exhibitions nationally and internationally and her work is included in over 30 public collections in the U.S. and abroad. Recent exhibitions include one-person shows at Davidson Gallery (Seattle), Augen Gallery (Portland) and the Karin Clarke Gallery (Eugene). The Art in the Governor’s

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Sunriver fall from 69.0 degrees at the start of October to 53.0 degrees at the end of October. Normal lows fall from 28.0 degrees to 25.0 degrees. The 30-year normal precipitation is 1.22 inches. –Source: The National Weather Service is an office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department.

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NEED A RELIABLE PERSON FOR: • Security home checks • Take care of mail and plants • Sewing projects Serving the Sunriver area for over 45 years. Call me, Grace Phillips. It’s a matter of trust! 541-788-0199 10/17PHI

SUNRIVER WRITERS’ SUMMIT MAY 26-27, 2018 An intimate 3-track workshop immersive devoted to getting your story where it needs to be. www.SunriverWriters Summit.com 11/17 GRE

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JILL OF ALL TRADES HOUSECLEANING Has been cleaning in Sunriver and La Pine since 1990. Better business accredited. We clean private homes and rentals and we also do security checks. 541-536-3086 6/18 COCH QUALITY REMODELING Kitchens, bathrooms, room additions, repairs, decks, all phases of residential. 30 years experience. Trustworthy, great references. Desert Enterprises Inc. Call Ron 541-788-7574 12/17 DES

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LET LITTRELL DO IT - FULL HOUSE MAINTANENCE Housekeeping, Security, yard, carpet & window cleaning. Over 12 years experience. Call Brandy 541–536-4205 11/17 LIT HOME CHECK SERVICES Be assured with Assurance 1 Home Check Services. Randy Parmele since 1993. ccb #147087. 541-410-3986 11/17 PAR ATTENTION HOMEOWNERS! The Blind Lady is gearing up for Fall. All the window covering manufactures are introducing their new Fall colors. Are your window treatments starting to look dated? Give us a call and we’ll show you the latest in custom window fashions, right in your home. We carry every major manufacturer, all custom made to match your decor. Our fast, friendly service has made us #1 for over 15 years in Sunriver! 541-593-8372 BendWindowWorks.com 11/17 HOME CAPTAIN CLEAN LLP 541-420-1283 34 years in Sunriver. Housekeeping, house checks and inspections. Maintenance consultations. I live in Sunriver, also. 11/17 CAP DECKS Trex-Timbertech-Hardwoods Steel Framing Experts 541-728-3830 5elmsConstruction.com 11/17 5EL

TIGHTLINE QUALITY PAINTING For all of your Exterior or Interior painting needs. From the largest home to the smallest project. Call 541-480-2716 for a free estimate. 2/18 TIG

PET SITTING In your home while you are away, or will walk/feed daily, etc. For information, call Bonnie Rogers at 541-419-4647. Sunriver references available. 12/17 ROG

REMODEL & ADDITIONS Decks, windows, tile, miscellaneous carpentry and roof repair. Ryan Carroll 541-420-0675. ryancarrollconstruction.com 12/17 CARR

HOME SECURITY SERVICE For absentee owners, licensed/bonded. In business since 2000, referrals available. Goodman Security Cell: 541-280-2167 11/17 GOOD

4 SEASONS CONSTRUCTION AND REMODELING Reliable, responsive and reasonable construction & remodeling. Serving Sunriver, LaPine & Bend. Monte skiles, RMI, CCB #210155 541-4105891. Call for remodel, ice dam repairs, additions and new construction needs. www.4seasonsconstruc tionandremodeling.com 12/17 4SEA DEPENDABLE 5 STAR QUALITY VACATION RENTAL CLEANING Specializing in owner operated vacation rentals. I will be your eyes and ears for everything your rental needs. Convenient monthly invoicing. I have excellent references, long-time employees, quality products too. www.vacationrentalcleans.com Donna James 541-410-1770 Girl Friday Cleaning 12/17 JAM PET WALKING & SITTING BY LAURIE In our home or yours. Member of PSI. Insured & references. For information, reservations or rates, call 541-419-6229 1/18 SKO

HOUSEKEEPING Bluebird Resort Houskeeping is now accepting new clients. Specializing in VRBO, Airbnb and private vacation rentals. Insured with great references. Ask about security checks! 541-678-3029 4/18 DUR NEW LIFE CARPET CLEANING Most powerful truck mount. Tile, Grout, Furniture, Air Ducts, Dryer Vents, Carpet stretching and repairs. 28 years of experience. Jim Holmdahl 541815-2317 ccb214314 11/17NEW METAL FABRICATION, WELDING & REPAIR Custom metal fabrication, welding, and repair work. Shop located just outside of Sunriver. 25 years experience. Specializing in custom orders. Tony 541-815-2178 4/18WES PRIVATE DINNER CHEF Sit back and relax while hosting a dinner party in the comfort of your own home. Smiles Kitchen provides a delicious array of courses starting at $25 per person. Phone 541-382-0201 for information. 11/17CAP

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SHOULD YOU BE COLLECTING AND REMITTING ROOM TAX? If you are renting your property for less than thirty days at a time, you should be! Is your property located in unincorporated Deschutes County? In a vacation rental program only part of the time? If so, as a homeowner you are responsible for collecting and remitting transient room tax. For information, please contact the

Deschutes County Finance Department (541) 383-4399 More information can also be found at www.deschutes.org Page 38

SROA sends occasional informational emails to members registered on the association’s website

www.sunriverowners.org If you are a Sunriver property owner and have not registered on the SROA website and would like to receive messages from SROA, please register by following the instructions under ONLINE OFFICE in the green menu bar. www.sunriverowners.org

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Letters from readers

Assisted living needed in Sunriver

Joe Huseonica, Sunriver Christian Myers has once again launched an effort to get Sunriver homeowner approval of CC&R revisions so that the old Mavericks facility can be converted to an assisted living facility. Sunriver needs this facility! While our goal should always be to keep our seniors in their homes as long as possible, when the time comes for assisted living accommodations, having a facility nearby is a real benefit to those needing care and their family and friends. Having a facility in our backyard versus forcing our neighbors to leave our community to find care is the right thing to do. I encourage all who have By Susan Berger

received the solicitation from Mr. Myers to give it deep consideration and approval.

Concerned for our environment

Jay Bowerman, Sunriver I have watched with dismay as the Sunriver Owners Association has dismantled key elements of Sunriver’s storied environmental legacy and the vision which John Gray and Jim Anderson provided at the founding of Sunriver. I add my voice to those of 8 other longterm and respected Sunriver owners concerned for Sunriver’s future who have written and paid for a full-page open letter in this issue of the Scene. I invite all owners and readers to read that letter on page 14 of this issue.

Scene Opinion Policy

To support a free and open exchange of information and ideas, the Sunriver Scene welcomes letters from owners up to 200 words, and Chorus of One submissions up to 400 words, on topics of relevance to Sunriver. All letters are subject to editing for brevity, grammar, clarity, civility and legal concerns. Opinions expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the Sunriver Owners Association. Letters to the editor must be signed and include contact information which we may use to verify authorship or clarify questions. Letters will run as space allows. Letters of a personal nature or attacks on individuals will not be published. Letters perceived as advertising for a company, product or a candidate will not be published.

From the Editor’s Desk: Droning

DRONES ARE PROHIBITED IN SUNRIVER. To be clear let’s all say it again… DRONES ARE PROHIBITED IN SUNRIVER. I hate the need to repeat myself, but some folks apparently don’t read or ever watch the news. Sunriver Police have stated that they chase drones on an almost daily basis and continue to catch people flying them within the Sunriver community. If caught, don’t bother trying to wrangle out of it with “I’m a visitor/part time owner/whatever and I didn’t know there was a rule.” It doesn’t matter where you’re from, your age, drone flying experience, etc. This is NOT just a Sunriver issue. Drones are being restricted/prohibited around the globe. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) notes on its website that it is the responsibility of the user to understand and abide by any rules. It’s called “self-responsibility.” A drone, or unmanned aircraft system (UAS), is anything that flies by remote control without a pilot. And it doesn’t matter if it’s a small helicopter type device or one that can carry a camera. The Sunriver Owners Association Board of Directors adopted a “no drone rule” in 2015. The rule states: “Except as permitted by the SROA General Manager, the flight of unmanned aircraft, including but not limited to aerial drones, is prohibited in Sunriver. Violation of this rule constitutes a Class A offense ($2500 fine).” As drones have grown in popularity, more and more communities across the U.S. are banning them altogether – citing privacy issues, noise and public safety. Picture an out-of-control drone dropping out of the sky and crashing onto someone’s head. In October, the first confirmed drone vs. commercial airliner collision occurred in Canada during the plane’s decent approach at more than three miles out from a Quebec City airport. There is also an ongoing investigation for a September collision between an Army helicopter and a drone (flying illegally) over State Island, New York. Luckily, no one was injured in either incident. FAA rules prohibit drone flights within five miles of an airport, which encompasses all of Sunriver as well as some areas of Three Rivers, Spring River and Forest Service lands across the river to the west. Due to the classification status of the Sunriver Airport, some flights may be allowed but only with prior approval from SROA and Sunriver Airport management. Here’s the particulars for requesting a drone flight: • Only drone flights approved by SROA and S21 (Sunriver Airport) are legal. • Prior coordination and authorization is required for all unmanned aerial system (UAS) flights within five nautical miles of Sunriver Airport SUNRIVER SCENE • NOVEMBER 2017

How to submit: Email to: susanb@srowners.org. Write the letter in the body of the email, or attach it as a Word document. Mail typewritten letters to Sunriver Scene, P.O. Box 3278, Sunriver, OR 97707. Deadline: The 12th of the month (e.g. June 12 for July issue). We accept one letter per person per month.

on about drones

(43.8763 -121.4531) in accordance with FAA Part 107 and SROA Rules & Regulations. • Only sUAS under 55 pounds will be considered (Reference: https:www.faa.gov/UAS and FAA the App B4UFLY for Android and Apple devices). Drone pilots must be licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration under Part 107, using a registered and marked UAS, with a qualified observer, and MUST present a specific flight plan to the airport managers 48 hours in advance. • All flights must be line-of-sight, daylight only, with a qualified Part 107 observer. • Applicants must present a proposed flight plan, location on a Sunriver map showing specific flight path (maximum 2,000’ from base, maximum 400’ AGL dependent on aircraft traffic pattern). • After review of the operator’s credentials and proposed flight parameters, the airport manager will authorize a four-hour flight “window” for drone operation. The signed flight plan review must be presented to the SROA office for final approval. A copy will be retained by SROA, and a copy must be returned to airport management • FAA may assess civil penalties up to $27,500 for operations in violation of Part 107, with criminal penalties of up to $250,000 for fraudulent disregard of regulations. SROA regulations permit a fine of $2,500 (Class A offense). Might as well cross off that drone from your Christmas wish list… it’s not worth the risk.

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MLS #201704270

CASCADE SOTHEBY'S WELCOMES JORDAN BAILEY

M AG N I F I C E N T R I V E R F R O N T 7 BD | 7.5 BA | 6,838 SF

$1,975,000

T OW N H O U S E O N WO O D L A N D S 3 BD | 3 BA | 1,891 SF

$449,900

Exquisite Mountain Retreat with 340' Big Deschutes River front on 10 acres. 2 ensuite masters, full guest quarters.

Free standing townhome in Eaglewood. Backs to Woodlands Course overlooking 10th tee. Private Community pool.

GREG BARNWELL, BROKER ABR SRES 541.848.7222

GREG BARNWELL, BROKER ABR SRES | 541.848.7222 GEOFF GROENER, BROKER | 541.390.4488 MLS #201706951

MLS #201706410

H A N G A R H O M E I N S K Y PA R K 4 BD | 5 BA | 4,580 SF

$1,650,000

Jordan is a second-generation broker here in Central Oregon and a member of the Tuttle & Tuttle Group at Cascade Sotheby’s in Sunriver. The Tuttle & Tuttle team has been in the top 2% of all real estate sales in Central Oregon for the last 4 years. She is a native Oregonian and proud to call Bend home. Jordan is truly passionate about her high desert lifestyle and would love the opportunity to help her clients build dreams of their own.

C R O S S WAT E R H O M E W I T H V I E WS 5 BD | 5.5 BA | 5,375 SF

$2,795,000

MLS #201709585

L O D G E S T Y L E R E T R E AT 7 BD | 6.5 BA | 3,710 SF

$1,049,000

3-master suites, spacious deck, Paulina Peak views, wine cellar & close to Sunriver amenities. Hangar is 45x12'5''

Fully furnished, beautiful wood finishes, back deck with views, office, bonus area, master suite with fireplace & sauna

Recently remodeled home with golf course views! 5 master suites, wrap around back deck & vaulted great room design.

DEB TEBBS, OWNER/BROKER BETSEY LITTLE, BROKER | 541.323.4823

ROGER WAYLAND, PRINCIPAL BROKER 541.408.0819

MLS #201703566

1 5 1 4 0 Y E L L OW P I N E L O O P 3 BD | 2 BA | 1,512 SF

$485,000

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T H R E E R I V E RS S O U T H E S TAT E 3 BD | 2.5 BA | Guest House

$949,000

MLS #201702644

NE AR THE VILL AGE 5 BD | 4 BA | 4,024 SF

$699,999

Beautiful riverfront home on Fall River. Terrific proximity to lakes, rivers and mountains. 25 minutes to Bend.

Gorgeous, gated, park like, six acre estate on the Little Deschutes. Home built in 2016, full shop and RV hookups.

A true Sunriver investment property. 60K plus in rental income, sleeps up to 18. Remodeled in 2014.

KEN RENNER, PRINCIPAL BROKER 541.280.5352

MARY CONDY, BROKER 541.390.9504

KELLY WINCH, BROKER 541.390.0398 Each office is independently owned and operated.

SUNRIVER VILLAGE BLDG 5, SUNRIVER, OR | 541.593.8122

CascadeSothebysRealty.com

CELEBRATING

30 YEARS

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